OTTER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OTTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OTTER?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OTTER is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OTTER
Back hooks — 1
ottersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OTTER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OTTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,714.
What stands out about OTTER
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OTTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A semi-aquatic mammal with a long, slim body, webbed feet, and thick waterproof fur, that feeds mainly on fish and lives along rivers, lakes, or coasts.
An otter is built for swimming, with a streamlined body, a powerful tail used like a rudder, and dense fur that traps a layer of air to keep the animal warm and dry in cold water. River otters spend much of their life along freshwater banks, while sea otters, the heaviest members of the weasel family, live almost entirely in coastal ocean waters and famously float on their backs to crack open shellfish with a stone. Otters are known for playful behavior such as sliding down muddy or snowy banks, which researchers believe helps them practice hunting skills and bond with their group. Because its fur was once highly valued, overhunting pushed several otter populations close to extinction before conservation laws intervened.
How OTTER is used
A common animal name used in everyday nature writing, wildlife documentaries, and children's books alike.
- The otter slid gracefully down the muddy riverbank.
- A sea otter floated on its back, cracking open a clam.
- Conservationists tracked the otter population along the coast.
- The children watched the otter dive for fish at the zoo.
- An otter's dense fur keeps it warm in icy water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OTTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OTTER
The 5 tiles of OTTER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OTTER
5 longer words begin with OTTER.
Words ending in OTTER
Showing 24 of 28 words that end in OTTER. Useful as a back hook: play OTTER onto a word already on the board.
Words with OTTER inside
Showing 24 of 69 words that contain OTTER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OTTER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OTTER
Common questions about OTTER
- Is OTTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OTTER, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OTTER worth?
- OTTER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OTTER mean?
- A semi-aquatic mammal with a long, slim body, webbed feet, and thick waterproof fur, that feeds mainly on fish and lives along rivers, lakes, or coasts.
- What letters can be added to OTTER?
- OTTER takes 9 hooks: 8 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OTTER:
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