OY is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OY?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OY is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 14 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OY scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in OY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 309.
What stands out about OY
- OY is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OY mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Used to express dismay, weariness or exasperation.
How OY is used
- Oy, what a week that was.
- Oy, the bill has come again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OY and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OY
The 2 tiles of OY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OY
22 longer words begin with OY.
Words ending in OY
Showing 24 of 129 words that end in OY. Useful as a back hook: play OY onto a word already on the board.
Words with OY inside
Showing 24 of 769 words that contain OY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about OY
- Is OY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OY, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OY worth?
- OY is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OY mean?
- Used to express dismay, weariness or exasperation.
- What letters can be added to OY?
- OY takes 14 hooks: 12 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of OY:
Open OY in the Word Finder