What OPAL Means
- noun: a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
OPAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 P3 A1 L1.
Words Made From The Letters In OPAL
13 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.
3 letter words (7)
2 letter words (6)
Longer Words Containing OPAL
OPAL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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