OSCULUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OSCULUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSCULUM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSCULUM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSCULUM
No single letter turns OSCULUM into another word.
How OSCULUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSCULUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,211 thousand.
What does OSCULUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large opening in a sponge through which water is expelled after being filtered.
Water enters a sponge through many tiny pores and leaves through this single wider vent, carrying waste along. The name osculum comes from the Latin for a little mouth.
How OSCULUM is used
Osculum is a zoological term, with the plural oscula.
- Water streamed steadily out of the sponge's osculum.
- The biologist counted each osculum on the specimen.
- A large osculum sits at the top of the tube-shaped sponge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSCULUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSCULUM
The 7 tiles of OSCULUM in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OSCULUM
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Common questions about OSCULUM
- Is OSCULUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSCULUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSCULUM worth?
- OSCULUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSCULUM mean?
- A large opening in a sponge through which water is expelled after being filtered.
- What letters can be added to OSCULUM?
- No single letter can be added to OSCULUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSCULUM:
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