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Is OLYMPIADS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OLYMPIADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OLYMPIADS mean?

Olympiads is a form of OLYMPIAD.

  1. noun

    one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC

  2. noun

    the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

9

Letters

O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + M (3) + P (3) + I (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 OLYMPIADS

OLYMPIADS 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.

Anagrams of OLYMPIADS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from OLYMPIADS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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