OUZEL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OUZEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OUZEL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUZEL is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUZEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ouzelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUZEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OUZEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does OUZEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A name for several thrush-family birds resembling the blackbird, such as the ring ouzel or the water ouzel.
Ouzel is an old English name applied to more than one thrush-like bird, most often the ring ouzel, a mountain-dwelling relative of the blackbird marked by a pale band across its chest. The same word is also used, especially in older writing, for the water ouzel or dipper, a bird that walks underwater along stream beds hunting insects. Although blackbird and thrush are now the more common everyday names for related birds, ouzel survives in bird-watching and older nature writing.
How OUZEL is used
Chiefly a birdwatching and nature-writing term, usually paired with ring or water to name a specific species.
- A ring ouzel flashed its white chest band among the rocks.
- The old naturalist called the dipper a water ouzel.
- Walkers on the moor sometimes spot a wary ouzel among the heather.
- The field guide devoted a page to the ring ouzel and its calls.
- An ouzel darted along the stream, bobbing on a wet stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUZEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUZEL
1 longer words begin with OUZEL.
Shorter words from the letters in OUZEL
Common questions about OUZEL
- Is OUZEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OUZEL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OUZEL worth?
- OUZEL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUZEL mean?
- A name for several thrush-family birds resembling the blackbird, such as the ring ouzel or the water ouzel.
- What letters can be added to OUZEL?
- OUZEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OUZEL:
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