OSSIFRAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OSSIFRAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSSIFRAGE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSSIFRAGE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSSIFRAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ossifragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSSIFRAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OSSIFRAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSSIFRAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSSIFRAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A large bird of prey said to break bones, usually identified with the lammergeier or bearded vulture.
Ossifrage literally means bone-breaker, from the bird's habit of dropping bones onto rocks to get at the marrow. Most people know the word only from the puzzle phrase squeamish ossifrage in cryptography.
How OSSIFRAGE is used
Ossifrage is rare and old-fashioned, found in natural history and Bible translations.
- The ossifrage circled above the cliff, searching for bones.
- An old encyclopaedia pictured the ossifrage with spread wings.
- The translators chose ossifrage for the unclean bird in the list.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSSIFRAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSSIFRAGE
1 longer words begin with OSSIFRAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in OSSIFRAGE
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Common questions about OSSIFRAGE
- Is OSSIFRAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSSIFRAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSSIFRAGE worth?
- OSSIFRAGE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSSIFRAGE mean?
- A large bird of prey said to break bones, usually identified with the lammergeier or bearded vulture.
- What letters can be added to OSSIFRAGE?
- OSSIFRAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OSSIFRAGE:
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