Is OPTIMISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPTIMISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPTIMISTS mean?
Optimists is a form of OPTIMIST.
- noun
a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 OPTIMISTS
OPTIMISTS 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 OPTIMISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- optimist12
- imposts11
- misstop11
- impost10
- stomps10
- mitosis9
- impis9
- simps9
- stomp9
- miosis8
- pitots8
- posits8
- ptosis8
- impi8
- imps8
- mips8
- mops8
- poms8
- simp8
- misos7
- mists7
- mitis7
- mitts7
- moist7
- mosts7
- motts7
- omits7
- pisos7
- pitot7
- posit7
- posts7
- spits7
- spots7
- stims7
- stops7
- stopt7
- tipis7
- topis7
- imp7
- mop7
- pom7
- otitis6
- tsotsi6
- isms6
- miso6
- miss6
- mist6
- mitt6
- moss6
- most6
- mots6
- mott6
- omit6
- opts6
- piso6
- piss6
- pits6
- pois6
- post6
- pots6
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