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OOZES

5 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What OOZES Means

OOZES is a form of OOZE, which means:

  1. noun: any thick, viscous matter
  2. noun: the process of seeping
  3. verb: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
  4. verb: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities“exude sweat through the pores”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OOZES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 O1 Z10 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In OOZES

16 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (3)

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing OOZES

OOZES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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