Is OLIGOPOLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLIGOPOLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLIGOPOLIES mean?
Oligopolies is a form of OLIGOPOLY.
- noun
(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + O (1) + P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 OLIGOPOLIES
OLIGOPOLIES 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 OLIGOPOLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epilogs10
- oologies9
- epilog9
- gloops9
- gospel9
- pogies9
- pogoes9
- gillies8
- goolies8
- loogies8
- ologies8
- pilose8
- poleis8
- polies8
- polios8
- posole8
- gloop8
- glops8
- goops8
- pogos8
- gillie7
- goolie7
- igloos7
- isolog7
- loogie7
- sigloi7
- solgel7
- lipos7
- loops7
- lopes7
- pilei7
- piles7
- pilis7
- pills7
- plies7
- poise7
- poles7
- polio7
- polis7
- polls7
- polos7
- pools7
- slipe7
- sloop7
- slope7
- speil7
- spell7
- spiel7
- spile7
- spill7
- spoil7
- spool7
- gips7
- glop7
- goop7
- pegs7
- pigs7
- pogo7
- lilies6
- looies6
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