OUGHTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUGHTNESS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OUGHTNESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUGHTNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUGHTNESS
No single letter turns OUGHTNESS into another word.
How OUGHTNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OUGHTNESS, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUGHTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of OUGHTNESS
The 9 tiles of OUGHTNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OUGHTNESS
1 longer words begin with OUGHTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OUGHTNESS
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Common questions about OUGHTNESS
- Is OUGHTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUGHTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is OUGHTNESS worth?
- OUGHTNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUGHTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to OUGHTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OUGHTNESS:
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