OSTENSIVELY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OSTENSIVELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
o1s1t1e1n1s1i1v4e1l1y4
PlayableOSTENSIVELY · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept OSTENSIVELY?
| 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
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.27%
Our own measure of how useful OSTENSIVELY is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTENSIVELY
No single letter turns OSTENSIVELY into another word.
How OSTENSIVELY scores
Scrabble o1s1t1e1n1s1i1v4e1l1y4 17
Words with Friends o1s1t1e1n2s1i1v5e1l2y3 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in OSTENSIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTENSIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTENSIVELY
novelises12 novelists12 novelties12 ostensive12 noselites9 stievely14 sylvines14 sylvites14 venosity14 enstyles11 esloynes11 evilness11 liveness11 novelise11 novelist11 solvents11 syenites11 tylosins11 veinless11 veinlets11 ventless11 ventoses11 vetoless11 vileness11 vineless11 violents11 voteless11 essonite8 estoiles8 liteness8 noselite8 noteless8 setlines8 sonliest8 toneless8 lenvoys13 novelty13 seventy13 snively13 sylvine13
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Common questions about OSTENSIVELY
- Is OSTENSIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTENSIVELY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTENSIVELY worth?
- OSTENSIVELY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OSTENSIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to OSTENSIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OSTENSIVELY:
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