OSIER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OSIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSIER?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSIER is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSIER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSIER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OSIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,631.
What does OSIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A willow, especially a species with long, flexible twigs traditionally cut and used for weaving baskets; also, one of these pliable twigs itself.
Osier willows are grown and cut back hard each year so that they send up long, straight, bendable shoots ideal for weaving into baskets, fencing, and furniture, a craft known as basketry or wickerwork. Basket makers traditionally sorted osier by color and thickness before soaking the rods to make them supple enough to bend without snapping. Beds of osier were once a common sight along riverbanks in Britain and Europe, planted specifically to supply local basket makers. The word can refer either to the growing willow itself or to a single cut and prepared rod ready for weaving.
How OSIER is used
Used in basketry, horticulture, and countryside writing to describe both the willow tree and the cut rods used for weaving.
- Rows of osier grew thick along the riverbank.
- The basket maker soaked bundles of osier before weaving them.
- Farmers once planted osier beds to supply local craftsmen.
- Each osier rod was trimmed to the same length.
- The fence was woven from split osier in the old style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSIER
4 longer words begin with OSIER.
Words ending in OSIER
12 words end in OSIER. Useful as a back hook: play OSIER onto a word already on the board.
Words with OSIER inside
9 words contain OSIER in the middle. Words that start with OSIER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OSIER
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Common questions about OSIER
- Is OSIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSIER, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSIER worth?
- OSIER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSIER mean?
- A willow, especially a species with long, flexible twigs traditionally cut and used for weaving baskets; also, one of these pliable twigs itself.
- What letters can be added to OSIER?
- OSIER takes 8 hooks: 6 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OSIER:
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