OSTRACODERM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OSTRACODERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTRACODERM?
| 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 OSTRACODERM is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRACODERM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ostracodermsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTRACODERM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OSTRACODERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTRACODERM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTRACODERM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
An extinct jawless fish with a body armoured in bony plates, living from the Cambrian to the Devonian.
The ostracoderm is among the earliest known vertebrates, and its heavy plates protected it from sea scorpions. Because it had no jaws, an ostracoderm fed by sucking or filtering food from mud.
How OSTRACODERM is used
A palaeontology term for armoured jawless fishes known only from fossils.
- The fossil of an ostracoderm was found in ancient sandstone.
- An ostracoderm had a head shield instead of jaws.
- The museum displays a reconstruction of a swimming ostracoderm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTRACODERM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OSTRACODERM
1 longer words begin with OSTRACODERM.
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Common questions about OSTRACODERM
- Is OSTRACODERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTRACODERM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTRACODERM worth?
- OSTRACODERM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTRACODERM mean?
- An extinct jawless fish with a body armoured in bony plates, living from the Cambrian to the Devonian.
- What letters can be added to OSTRACODERM?
- OSTRACODERM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OSTRACODERM:
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