OSPREY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OSPREY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSPREY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSPREY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSPREY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ospreysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSPREY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OSPREY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does OSPREY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large brown and white bird of prey that dives into water to catch fish.
The osprey is found on every continent except Antarctica, and it is recognised by its dark eye stripe and narrow, angled wings. It hovers above a lake or coast, plunges feet first, and carries its catch away head forward to reduce drag. Pairs return to the same stick nest year after year, often on a pole or tower built for them.
How OSPREY is used
Everyday nature vocabulary; known as the fish hawk in North America.
- An osprey hovered above the estuary before diving.
- The osprey returned to its nest with a trout.
- Conservation groups put up platforms to attract the osprey.
- We watched the osprey lift off from the dead pine.
- Hunting pressure once nearly wiped out the osprey in the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSPREY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSPREY
1 longer words begin with OSPREY.
Shorter words from the letters in OSPREY
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Common questions about OSPREY
- Is OSPREY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSPREY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSPREY worth?
- OSPREY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSPREY mean?
- A large brown and white bird of prey that dives into water to catch fish.
- What letters can be added to OSPREY?
- OSPREY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OSPREY:
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