OVATION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OVATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVATION?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVATION is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVATION
Front hooks — 1
novationBack hooks — 1
ovationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVATION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OVATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,028.
What does OVATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A burst of enthusiastic applause from an audience.
Theatres talk about a standing ovation when the whole room gets to its feet. The word has a Roman background, where it named a minor honour awarded to a returning general, and that sense is still found in history books.
How OVATION is used
Ovation is often preceded by standing, warm or thunderous.
- The singer received a standing ovation after the last song.
- A warm ovation greeted the retiring coach.
- The ovation lasted so long that the pianist bowed three times.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVATION
2 longer words begin with OVATION.
Shorter words from the letters in OVATION
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Common questions about OVATION
- Is OVATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVATION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVATION worth?
- OVATION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVATION mean?
- A burst of enthusiastic applause from an audience.
- What letters can be added to OVATION?
- OVATION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OVATION:
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