Is OPENCAST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPENCAST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPENCAST mean?
- adjective
(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface
“opencast mining”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 OPENCAST
OPENCAST 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 OPENCAST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OPENCAST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- capstone12
- capotes11
- patonce11
- toecaps11
- aspect10
- capons10
- capote10
- capots10
- coapts10
- copens10
- epacts10
- pecans10
- ponces10
- scopae10
- toecap10
- octanes9
- teopans9
- capes9
- capon9
- capos9
- capot9
- coapt9
- copen9
- copes9
- copse9
- epact9
- paces9
- pacts9
- pecan9
- ponce9
- scape9
- scopa9
- scope9
- space9
- spect9
- ascent8
- canoes8
- cantos8
- centas8
- centos8
- contes8
- costae8
- cotans8
- enacts8
- netops8
- oceans8
- octane8
- octans8
- paeons8
- pantos8
- patens8
- pontes8
- sapote8
- secant8
- stance8
- teopan8
- cape8
- capo8
- caps8
- ceps8
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