OSTRACOD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OSTRACOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTRACOD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTRACOD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRACOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTRACOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OSTRACOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTRACOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTRACOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tiny crustacean whose body is enclosed in a two-part shell.
An ostracod looks like a miniature clam, but it has legs and swims. Found in both fresh and salt water, ostracod shells are common fossils. Geologists use them to date rock layers.
How OSTRACOD is used
Used in zoology and palaeontology; ostracode is a variant spelling.
- An ostracod darted through the pond sample.
- Fossil ostracod shells helped date the rock.
- Each ostracod is smaller than a grain of rice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTRACOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSTRACOD
The 8 tiles of OSTRACOD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OSTRACOD
7 longer words begin with OSTRACOD.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTRACOD
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Common questions about OSTRACOD
- Is OSTRACOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTRACOD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTRACOD worth?
- OSTRACOD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTRACOD mean?
- A tiny crustacean whose body is enclosed in a two-part shell.
- What letters can be added to OSTRACOD?
- OSTRACOD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OSTRACOD:
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