OSNABURG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OSNABURG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSNABURG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSNABURG is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSNABURG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
osnaburgsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSNABURG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OSNABURG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSNABURG has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OSNABURG
- All 8 letters of OSNABURG are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OSNABURG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse, strong cotton cloth, once also made of linen.
Osnaburg was a plain, cheap fabric used for sacks, workwear and furnishing linings. The name comes from the German town of Osnabrück. In American history it clothed many labourers.
How OSNABURG is used
Used in textile history and sewing.
- The grain was packed in sacks of osnaburg.
- Osnaburg is rough to the touch but very durable.
- She lined the chair with undyed osnaburg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSNABURG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSNABURG
1 longer words begin with OSNABURG.
Shorter words from the letters in OSNABURG
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Common questions about OSNABURG
- Is OSNABURG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSNABURG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSNABURG worth?
- OSNABURG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSNABURG mean?
- A coarse, strong cotton cloth, once also made of linen.
- What letters can be added to OSNABURG?
- OSNABURG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OSNABURG:
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