Is OSTRACODES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTRACODES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSTRACODES mean?
Ostracodes is a form of OSTRACOD.
- noun
tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + O (1) + D (2) + E (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 OSTRACODES
OSTRACODES 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 OSTRACODES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coatdress12
- doorcases12
- ostracode12
- ostracods12
- costards11
- doorcase11
- ostracod11
- redcoats11
- coarsest10
- coasters10
- scooters10
- coasted10
- cordate10
- costard10
- crossed10
- doctors10
- redacts10
- redcoat10
- scarted10
- scooted10
- assorted9
- torsades9
- actress9
- casters9
- castors9
- coaster9
- coaters9
- cooters9
- corsets9
- costars9
- costers9
- escorts9
- recasts9
- recoats9
- rosaces9
- roscoes9
- scooter9
- scoters9
- sectors9
- cadets9
- cadres9
- carted9
- cedars9
- coated9
- coders9
- costed9
- crated9
- credos9
- decors9
- doctor9
- octads9
- redact9
- sacred9
- scared9
- scored9
- scrods9
- traced9
- roadeos8
- roasted8
- roosted8
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