OSTENSIBILITY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. OSTENSIBILITY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OSTENSIBILITY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTENSIBILITY is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTENSIBILITY
No single letter turns OSTENSIBILITY into another word.
How OSTENSIBILITY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in OSTENSIBILITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTENSIBILITY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTENSIBILITY
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Common questions about OSTENSIBILITY
- Is OSTENSIBILITY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OSTENSIBILITY is not in it.
- How many points is OSTENSIBILITY worth?
- OSTENSIBILITY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OSTENSIBILITY?
- No single letter can be added to OSTENSIBILITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of OSTENSIBILITY:
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