Is OSCILLATORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSCILLATORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSCILLATORY mean?
- adjective
having periodic vibrations
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 OSCILLATORY
OSCILLATORY 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 OSCILLATORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- callosity14
- stoically14
- coitally13
- collyria13
- costally13
- locality13
- socially13
- oscillator12
- actorly12
- clarity12
- crystal12
- cytosol12
- lyrical12
- satyric12
- scarily12
- cloistral11
- collators11
- colostral11
- latosolic11
- loyalist11
- rallyist11
- royalist11
- sailorly11
- solitary11
- calory11
- coolly11
- cosily11
- costly11
- lacily11
- lycras11
- lyrics11
- octyls11
- oocyst11
- racily11
- clitoral10
- collator10
- colorist10
- corollas10
- cortisol10
- criollos10
- localist10
- locators10
- orality10
- ostiary10
- saltily10
- sootily10
- trysail10
- acyls10
- clary10
- clays10
- cloys10
- coaly10
- colly10
- cooly10
- corys10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- oracy10
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