OSTIARY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OSTIARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTIARY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTIARY is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTIARY
No single letter turns OSTIARY into another word.
How OSTIARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSTIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does OSTIARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A doorkeeper, especially of a church; a member of the lowest of the minor orders in the older Western Church.
The ostiary guarded the entrance of a church and decided who might come in. The office was the lowest of the minor Holy Orders, and the title now appears mainly in church history.
How OSTIARY is used
Used in church history for a doorkeeper of a church or monastery.
- The ostiary opened the heavy doors at dawn.
- He served as ostiary before his ordination.
- An ostiary kept watch at the abbey gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTIARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTIARY
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Common questions about OSTIARY
- Is OSTIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTIARY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTIARY worth?
- OSTIARY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTIARY mean?
- A doorkeeper, especially of a church; a member of the lowest of the minor orders in the older Western Church.
- What letters can be added to OSTIARY?
- No single letter can be added to OSTIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSTIARY:
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