OVATING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVATING 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.
o1v4a1t1i1n1g2
Depends on the listOVATING · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 114,366odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept OVATING?
| 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: 52 / 100
52WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.14%
Our own measure of how useful OVATING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVATING
Front hooks — 1
novatingBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OVATING scores
Scrabble o1v4a1t1i1n1g2 11
Words with Friends o1v5a1t1i1n2g3 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
Shorter words from the letters in OVATING
voting10 gitano7 gavot9 avion8 giant6 gonia6 ingot6 ngaio6 ngati6 tangi6 tango6 tigon6 toing6 tonga6 vagi8 vang8 viga8 nova7 vain7 vant7 vato7 vina7 vino7 vint7 vita7 agin5 agio5 agon5 gain5 gait5 gant5 gnat5 goat5 ingo5 ngai5 tang5 ting5 toga5 tong5 aint4
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Common questions about OVATING
- Is OVATING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVATING is not in it.
- How many points is OVATING worth?
- OVATING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVATING?
- OVATING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVATING:
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