OZZIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. OZZIE 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OZZIE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OZZIE is to know. It scores 23 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OZZIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OZZIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OZZIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. OZZIE needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about OZZIE
- Two Zs in one word: OZZIE doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- OZZIE scores 23 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OZZIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianinformal
An informal word for a hospital.
Ozzie is a shortened, affectionate slang form of the word hospital, used the way clipped words like telly or brekkie are used in everyday speech. Someone said to be in the ozzie is simply in hospital, usually for a short stay or visit.
How OZZIE is used
Casual spoken slang, not used in medical or official writing.
- He spent the weekend in the ozzie after the accident.
- She visited her grandmother in the ozzie every afternoon.
- The nurse joked that the ozzie was busier than usual tonight.
- They drove him straight to the ozzie after the fall.
- Mum is finally out of the ozzie and resting at home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OZZIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OZZIE
1 longer words begin with OZZIE.
Words ending in OZZIE
3 words end in OZZIE. Useful as a back hook: play OZZIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with OZZIE inside
4 words contain OZZIE in the middle. Words that start with OZZIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OZZIE
Common questions about OZZIE
- Is OZZIE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OZZIE is not in it.
- How many points is OZZIE worth?
- OZZIE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OZZIE mean?
- An informal word for a hospital.
- What letters can be added to OZZIE?
- OZZIE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OZZIE:
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