OYSTER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OYSTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OYSTER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OYSTER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OYSTER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OYSTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OYSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about OYSTER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OYSTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rough-shelled marine shellfish with two hinged halves, eaten as food and sometimes producing pearls.
Oysters live attached to rocks and reefs in coastal waters, filtering seawater for tiny particles of food. They are eaten raw on the half shell, baked, fried or stewed, and some kinds are farmed in beds along the shore. The word reaches English from Old French and ultimately from Greek ostreon, and it appears in the saying that the world is your oyster, meaning that opportunity lies open to you.
How OYSTER is used
Used literally for the shellfish and figuratively in the phrase about the world being someone's oyster.
- She ordered a dozen oyster on ice and a lemon.
- The oyster clamped its shell shut when the tide went out.
- He found a small pearl inside a single oyster.
- Fresh oyster stew is a winter tradition in that port town.
- With a new degree in hand, the world was her oyster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OYSTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OYSTER
The 6 tiles of OYSTER in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with OYSTER
10 longer words begin with OYSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in OYSTER
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Common questions about OYSTER
- Is OYSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OYSTER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OYSTER worth?
- OYSTER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OYSTER mean?
- A rough-shelled marine shellfish with two hinged halves, eaten as food and sometimes producing pearls.
- What letters can be added to OYSTER?
- OYSTER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OYSTER:
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