OUGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OUGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUGHT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUGHT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUGHT
Back hooks — 1
oughtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUGHT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OUGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does OUGHT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have a duty, obligation, or strong expectation to do something, or to indicate what is advisable, correct, or probable.
Ought works like a modal verb similar to should, expressing what is right, expected, or likely rather than stating a plain fact. A speaker who says you ought to apologise is pointing to a moral or practical duty, while a sentence like the parcel ought to arrive today expresses a reasonable expectation rather than certainty. Unlike most English verbs, ought has no separate tense forms and is almost always followed by to plus another verb, as in ought to know or ought to have said.
How OUGHT is used
Ought is common in both spoken and written English, slightly more formal than the everyday should.
- You ought to see a doctor about that cough.
- We ought to leave now if we want to catch the train.
- He knew he ought to apologise but pride held him back.
- The results ought to be ready by Friday.
- Children ought to be taught to swim at an early age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUGHT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OUGHT
The 5 tiles of OUGHT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUGHT
6 longer words begin with OUGHT.
Words ending in OUGHT
Showing 24 of 55 words that end in OUGHT. Useful as a back hook: play OUGHT onto a word already on the board.
Words with OUGHT inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain OUGHT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OUGHT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OUGHT
Common questions about OUGHT
- Is OUGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUGHT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUGHT worth?
- OUGHT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUGHT mean?
- To have a duty, obligation, or strong expectation to do something, or to indicate what is advisable, correct, or probable.
- What letters can be added to OUGHT?
- OUGHT takes 8 hooks: 7 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OUGHT:
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