OSSEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OSSEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSSEOUS?
| 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 OSSEOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSSEOUS
No single letter turns OSSEOUS into another word.
How OSSEOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSSEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,978 thousand.
What stands out about OSSEOUS
- OSSEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OSSEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of bone or resembling bone.
Anatomists describe tissue, tumours and fossil remains as osseous when bone is involved. Compared with the plain word bony, it sounds clinical and exact.
How OSSEOUS is used
Osseous is a technical adjective used in anatomy and medicine.
- The osseous tissue healed within weeks.
- Doctors found an osseous growth on the rib.
- Fossil beds contain osseous remains of ancient fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSSEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSSEOUS
1 longer words begin with OSSEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OSSEOUS
Common questions about OSSEOUS
- Is OSSEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSSEOUS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSSEOUS worth?
- OSSEOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSSEOUS mean?
- Made of bone or resembling bone.
- What letters can be added to OSSEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OSSEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSSEOUS:
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