OVARIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVARIOUS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVARIOUS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVARIOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVARIOUS
No single letter turns OVARIOUS into another word.
How OVARIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OVARIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVARIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVARIOUS
- OVARIOUS 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
Shorter words from the letters in OVARIOUS
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Common questions about OVARIOUS
- Is OVARIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVARIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is OVARIOUS worth?
- OVARIOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVARIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to OVARIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OVARIOUS:
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