OSTRACODE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OSTRACODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTRACODE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTRACODE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRACODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ostracodesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTRACODE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OSTRACODE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTRACODE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTRACODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A tiny water-dwelling crustacean whose body is enclosed between two hinged shell halves.
Fossil shells of the ostracode are common in rock layers, which makes them useful clues to ancient environments. Living ones turn up in ponds, lakes and the sea, where they look like specks that swim.
How OSTRACODE is used
Used in biology and geology; the form ostracode is the main spelling in many texts, and the shorter ostracod is the variant.
- Under the microscope the ostracode looked like a tiny bean with legs.
- Geologists dated the layer by the fossil ostracode shells it held.
- Each ostracode in the pond sample was smaller than a grain of rice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTRACODE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTRACODE
3 longer words begin with OSTRACODE.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTRACODE
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Common questions about OSTRACODE
- Is OSTRACODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTRACODE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTRACODE worth?
- OSTRACODE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTRACODE mean?
- A tiny water-dwelling crustacean whose body is enclosed between two hinged shell halves.
- What letters can be added to OSTRACODE?
- OSTRACODE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OSTRACODE:
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