Is OLIGOCENE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLIGOCENE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLIGOCENE mean?
- noun
from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + O (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 OLIGOCENE
OLIGOCENE 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 OLIGOCENE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cooeeing11
- neologic11
- cologne10
- cooling10
- locoing10
- cineole9
- coigne9
- congee9
- cooing9
- locing9
- cineol8
- colone8
- coloni8
- coolie8
- enolic8
- cling8
- cogon8
- coign8
- colog8
- conge8
- congo8
- genic8
- incog8
- logic8
- eeling7
- eloign7
- goolie7
- goonie7
- legion7
- logion7
- loogie7
- looing7
- noogie7
- olingo7
- cline7
- clone7
- colin7
- colon7
- cooee7
- incel7
- locie7
- nicol7
- niece7
- oleic7
- cleg7
- clog7
- loonie6
- oleine6
- genie6
- igloo6
- ingle6
- liege6
- lingo6
- login6
- logoi6
- logon6
- longe6
- ceil6
- cine6
- cion6
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