Is OLEAGINOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLEAGINOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLEAGINOUS mean?
- adjective
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
“buttery praise”
- adjective
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
“greasy hamburgers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OLEAGINOUS
OLEAGINOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OLEAGINOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sinologue10
- angulose9
- eulogias9
- gasoline9
- isogonal9
- isologue9
- ligneous9
- agonies8
- agonise8
- angelus8
- eloigns8
- eulogia8
- goalies8
- goolies8
- goonies8
- guineas8
- igneous8
- isogone8
- lagoons8
- lagunes8
- langues8
- lanugos8
- leasing8
- legions8
- linages8
- lingoes8
- linguae8
- logions8
- longies8
- loogies8
- loosing8
- lounges8
- lousing8
- nilgaus8
- noogies8
- olingos8
- ologies8
- sealing8
- soilage8
- soloing8
- unagile8
- anisole7
- elusion7
- insulae7
- inulase7
- loonies7
- unloose7
- agloos7
- agones7
- algins7
- aligns7
- angels7
- angles7
- anglos7
- easing7
- eloign7
- genial7
- genius7
- genoas7
- gleans7
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