OUROBOROS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUROBOROS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OUROBOROS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUROBOROS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUROBOROS
No single letter turns OUROBOROS into another word.
How OUROBOROS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OUROBOROS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 4 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUROBOROS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUROBOROS
- The letter O appears four times in OUROBOROS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with OUROBOROS
1 longer words begin with OUROBOROS.
Shorter words from the letters in OUROBOROS
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Common questions about OUROBOROS
- Is OUROBOROS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUROBOROS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUROBOROS worth?
- OUROBOROS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUROBOROS?
- No single letter can be added to OUROBOROS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OUROBOROS:
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