OSSICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OSSICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSSICLE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSSICLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSSICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ossiclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSSICLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSSICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does OSSICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalzoology
A very small bone, especially one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear.
The three ossicles of the ear, called the hammer, anvil and stirrup, carry sound from the eardrum inward. In starfish and their relatives, ossicles are the little chalky plates that form the skeleton.
How OSSICLE is used
An ossicle is mentioned in anatomy, hearing science and invertebrate zoology.
- Each ossicle in the middle ear passes vibrations along to the next.
- A fused ossicle can cause hearing loss.
- The starfish skeleton consists of many small ossicle plates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSSICLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSSICLE
The 7 tiles of OSSICLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OSSICLE
1 longer words begin with OSSICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in OSSICLE
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Common questions about OSSICLE
- Is OSSICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSSICLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSSICLE worth?
- OSSICLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSSICLE mean?
- A very small bone, especially one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear.
- What letters can be added to OSSICLE?
- OSSICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSSICLE:
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