OYER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OYER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OYER?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OYER is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OYER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OYER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OYER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What does OYER mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A public hearing of a case in a court of law.
The word oyer appears mainly in the historic legal phrase oyer and terminer, which names certain criminal courts. It refers to the formal hearing or reading of evidence before a court session begins.
How OYER is used
Found almost exclusively in formal legal terminology today.
- The commission of oyer and terminer heard the case in the old courthouse.
- Historians studied records describing oyer proceedings from centuries past.
- The judge granted oyer of the written charges before the trial resumed.
- Few modern lawyers ever use the term oyer outside legal history courses.
- Old court documents referred to oyer sessions held twice a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OYER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OYER
The 4 tiles of OYER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OYER
1 longer words begin with OYER.
Words ending in OYER
15 words end in OYER. Useful as a back hook: play OYER onto a word already on the board.
Words with OYER inside
16 words contain OYER in the middle. Words that start with OYER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OYER
Common questions about OYER
- Is OYER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OYER, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OYER worth?
- OYER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OYER mean?
- A public hearing of a case in a court of law.
- What letters can be added to OYER?
- OYER takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OYER:
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