OUIJAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUIJAS 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 OUIJAS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUIJAS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUIJAS
No single letter turns OUIJAS into another word.
How OUIJAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OUIJAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about OUIJAS
- OUIJAS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OUIJAS mean in Scrabble?
OUIJAS is the plural of OUIJA.
OUIJA(noun) — A flat board printed with letters and numbers, used with a small pointer to spell out supposed messages from spirits.
Shorter words from the letters in OUIJAS
Common questions about OUIJAS
- Is OUIJAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUIJAS is not in it.
- How many points is OUIJAS worth?
- OUIJAS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUIJAS?
- No single letter can be added to OUIJAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OUIJAS:
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