OTHER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OTHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OTHER?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OTHER is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OTHER
Back hooks — 1
othersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OTHER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OTHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does OTHER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Additional, further, or different from the one or ones already mentioned or implied.
Other constantly points away from something already named, whether that means the remaining member of a pair, as in my other hand, or any further examples beyond the ones just given, as in books, films and other forms of entertainment. It functions almost as a grammatical tool as much as an ordinary adjective, working with plural and uncountable nouns without an article and pairing naturally with each, the, and any. The related pronoun others lets speakers drop the noun entirely, referring to further people or things already understood from context.
How OTHER is used
One of the most common words in English, used constantly in everyday speech and writing to point to something additional or different from what has been mentioned.
- She held the cup in her other hand.
- Some students finished early, while other students needed more time.
- He has no other plans for the weekend.
- The shop sells shoes, bags, and other accessories.
- One twin is quiet, and the other is much louder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OTHER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OTHER
The 5 tiles of OTHER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OTHER
18 longer words begin with OTHER.
Words ending in OTHER
22 words end in OTHER. Useful as a back hook: play OTHER onto a word already on the board.
Words with OTHER inside
Showing 24 of 313 words that contain OTHER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OTHER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OTHER
Common questions about OTHER
- Is OTHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OTHER, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OTHER worth?
- OTHER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OTHER mean?
- Additional, further, or different from the one or ones already mentioned or implied.
- What letters can be added to OTHER?
- OTHER takes 9 hooks: 8 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OTHER:
Open OTHER in the Word Finder