OSTRACIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. OSTRACIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTRACIZE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTRACIZE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRACIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTRACIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OSTRACIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTRACIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OSTRACIZE
- All 9 letters of OSTRACIZE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OSTRACIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To freeze someone out socially and treat them as an outcast; the American spelling of ostracise.
The word comes from the ancient Greek practice of voting to send a citizen into exile. Today, to ostracize a person is usually a social punishment, such as cold silence at work or school.
How OSTRACIZE is used
Used for social exclusion, from playground cliques to whole communities.
- The club chose to ostracize the member who broke the rules.
- Children can ostracize a classmate without saying a word.
- He felt ostracized by his former friends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTRACIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTRACIZE
4 longer words begin with OSTRACIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTRACIZE
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Common questions about OSTRACIZE
- Is OSTRACIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTRACIZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTRACIZE worth?
- OSTRACIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTRACIZE mean?
- To freeze someone out socially and treat them as an outcast; the American spelling of ostracise.
- What letters can be added to OSTRACIZE?
- OSTRACIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OSTRACIZE:
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