OUROBOROSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUROBOROSES 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept OUROBOROSES?
| 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 OUROBOROSES is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUROBOROSES
No single letter turns OUROBOROSES into another word.
How OUROBOROSES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OUROBOROSES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OUROBOROSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OUROBOROSES
- The letter O appears four times in OUROBOROSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in OUROBOROSES
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Common questions about OUROBOROSES
- Is OUROBOROSES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUROBOROSES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUROBOROSES worth?
- OUROBOROSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUROBOROSES?
- No single letter can be added to OUROBOROSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OUROBOROSES:
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