OSSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OSSIA 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 OSSIA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSSIA is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ossiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSSIA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OSSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does OSSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
An alternative passage printed in a musical score, usually in smaller notes above or below the main line, offering an easier or harder version of the same section.
Ossia comes directly from the Italian word for or else, and composers or editors use it to mark a passage where a performer may choose a different version, often a simplified line for less advanced players or a more difficult one for a virtuoso. The ossia is printed as an optional extra staff rather than replacing the main line, so a performer can compare the two before deciding which to play. Editors also add an ossia to show how a passage was played in another historical edition or by a particular famous performer. Because it always marks a choice rather than a correction, an ossia is never treated as a mistake in the main text.
How OSSIA is used
A specialist term found in printed sheet music and music scholarship rather than in everyday speech.
- The pianist chose to play the ossia instead of the original passage.
- An ossia offered a simpler fingering for the tricky run.
- The editor added an ossia showing how the composer once revised the ending.
- Students often practice the ossia before attempting the harder main line.
- The score printed the ossia in smaller type above the staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSSIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSSIA
The 5 tiles of OSSIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OSSIA
1 longer words begin with OSSIA.
Words ending in OSSIA
5 words end in OSSIA. Useful as a back hook: play OSSIA onto a word already on the board.
Words with OSSIA inside
5 words contain OSSIA in the middle. Words that start with OSSIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OSSIA
Common questions about OSSIA
- Is OSSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSSIA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSSIA worth?
- OSSIA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSSIA mean?
- An alternative passage printed in a musical score, usually in smaller notes above or below the main line, offering an easier or harder version of the same section.
- What letters can be added to OSSIA?
- OSSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OSSIA:
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