OSTENSIBLY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OSTENSIBLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTENSIBLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTENSIBLY is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTENSIBLY
No single letter turns OSTENSIBLY into another word.
How OSTENSIBLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OSTENSIBLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTENSIBLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTENSIBLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
As appears or is claimed to be the case, though perhaps not in truth.
Writers choose ostensibly to signal a gap between the stated reason and the real one. It hints at doubt without accusing anyone outright.
How OSTENSIBLY is used
Frequent in news and analysis, as in ostensibly a charity event or ostensibly for safety.
- He left early, ostensibly to catch a train.
- The meeting was ostensibly about budgets.
- She was ostensibly retired but still ran the company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTENSIBLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTENSIBLY
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Common questions about OSTENSIBLY
- Is OSTENSIBLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTENSIBLY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTENSIBLY worth?
- OSTENSIBLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTENSIBLY mean?
- As appears or is claimed to be the case, though perhaps not in truth.
- What letters can be added to OSTENSIBLY?
- No single letter can be added to OSTENSIBLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OSTENSIBLY:
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