OSCULATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OSCULATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSCULATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSCULATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSCULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSCULATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OSCULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSCULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OSCULATE
- All 8 letters of OSCULATE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OSCULATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To kiss; in mathematics, to touch another curve so closely that the two share a tangent at the meeting point.
In everyday use osculate is a pompous or joking word for kissing. Geometry gives it a precise meaning, and biology uses it for groups that share traits and form a link.
How OSCULATE is used
The verb osculate is formal or humorous in ordinary prose and technical in mathematics.
- Two circles osculate at the point where they touch.
- The old poem told how lovers osculate beneath the moon.
- A curve can osculate with another along a shared tangent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSCULATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSCULATE
The 8 tiles of OSCULATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OSCULATE
2 longer words begin with OSCULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in OSCULATE
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Common questions about OSCULATE
- Is OSCULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSCULATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSCULATE worth?
- OSCULATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSCULATE mean?
- To kiss; in mathematics, to touch another curve so closely that the two share a tangent at the meeting point.
- What letters can be added to OSCULATE?
- OSCULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OSCULATE:
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