OUGHLYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUGHLYING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OUGHLYING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUGHLYING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUGHLYING
No single letter turns OUGHLYING into another word.
How OUGHLYING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OUGHLYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUGHLYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OUGHLYING mean in Scrabble?
OUGHLYING is the -ing form (present participle) of OUGHLY.
Shorter words from the letters in OUGHLYING
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Common questions about OUGHLYING
- Is OUGHLYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUGHLYING is not in it.
- How many points is OUGHLYING worth?
- OUGHLYING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUGHLYING?
- No single letter can be added to OUGHLYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OUGHLYING:
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