Is OSTINATO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTINATO is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSTINATO mean?
- noun
a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) = 8 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 OSTINATO
Single letters that turn OSTINATO into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from OSTINATO
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- station7
- nattos6
- statin6
- stotin6
- taints6
- tanist6
- tantos6
- tatsoi6
- titans6
- antis5
- iotas5
- natto5
- ostia5
- ottos5
- saint5
- santo5
- satin5
- snoot5
- stain5
- stint5
- stoai5
- stoat5
- tains5
- taint5
- tanto5
- tians5
- tints5
- titan5
- toast5
- toits5
- toons5
- toots5
- ains4
- aits4
- anis4
- anti4
- ants4
- into4
- ions4
- iota4
- naoi4
- naos4
- nits4
- nota4
- oast4
- oats4
- onos4
- onto4
- oots4
- otto4
- sain4
- sati4
- snit4
- snot4
- soon4
- soot4
- stan4
- stat4
- stoa4
- stot4
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