OTHERGUESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OTHERGUESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OTHERGUESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OTHERGUESS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OTHERGUESS
No single letter turns OTHERGUESS into another word.
How OTHERGUESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OTHERGUESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OTHERGUESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OTHERGUESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Of another kind; different.
Otherguess is an old form found in early English texts, where it meant of a different sort. It survives mostly in dictionaries and in period writing. A modern writer would simply say different, so otherguess reads as a deliberate archaism.
How OTHERGUESS is used
Archaic; found in old texts and historical dictionaries.
- He spoke of otherguess customs in the far country.
- The tale was otherguess from the one his father told.
- An otherguess fashion took hold in the following century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OTHERGUESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OTHERGUESS
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Common questions about OTHERGUESS
- Is OTHERGUESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OTHERGUESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OTHERGUESS worth?
- OTHERGUESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OTHERGUESS mean?
- Of another kind; different.
- What letters can be added to OTHERGUESS?
- No single letter can be added to OTHERGUESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OTHERGUESS:
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