OSTRICH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OSTRICH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTRICH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSTRICH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRICH
No single letter turns OSTRICH into another word.
How OSTRICH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OSTRICH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does OSTRICH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very large African bird that cannot fly but can run fast on its two-toed feet.
The ostrich is the biggest living bird and can outrun most predators across open ground. In everyday speech it also stands for a person who ignores a problem, from the old idea that the bird buries its head in the sand.
How OSTRICH is used
Ostrich names the bird itself, and in figurative speech a person who refuses to face the facts.
- An ostrich can sprint at remarkable speed.
- The farm raises ostrich for their feathers and meat.
- Don't be an ostrich about the bills; open them.
- A single ostrich egg can feed a whole family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTRICH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSTRICH
The 7 tiles of OSTRICH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OSTRICH
4 longer words begin with OSTRICH.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTRICH
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Common questions about OSTRICH
- Is OSTRICH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTRICH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTRICH worth?
- OSTRICH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTRICH mean?
- A very large African bird that cannot fly but can run fast on its two-toed feet.
- What letters can be added to OSTRICH?
- No single letter can be added to OSTRICH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OSTRICH:
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