OSTRACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. OSTRACEOUS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OSTRACEOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTRACEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRACEOUS
No single letter turns OSTRACEOUS into another word.
How OSTRACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OSTRACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTRACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OSTRACEOUS
- OSTRACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in OSTRACEOUS
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Common questions about OSTRACEOUS
- Is OSTRACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OSTRACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is OSTRACEOUS worth?
- OSTRACEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OSTRACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OSTRACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OSTRACEOUS:
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