OO Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends Players

Pondering a post with oomph while sipping a mug of oolong tea…

Hmmm, what should I blog about today? Seems I'm oozing oodles of oo-words so I'll go with that. I'll write about one of my favorite games: Scrabble.

As kids, we played a lot of board games. I'm dating myself (not literally) but there were no video games at that time. Scrabble was our go-to game, that and Battleship. My parents instilled a love of words in us at an early age--my mom still rocks the NY Times crossword puzzle in pen!

Some common words that start with oo include: oodles, oomph, ooze, oops, ooh but none of those give high Scrabble scores. As I compile this list, I'm smiling at the fact that oozily is a real word. I'm glad that wazoo and ballyhoo are real words. Also interesting: jackaroo and buckaroo can be spelled with an a or an e. Who knew? See how fun words can be. I digress...

So for those of you who play old-fashioned Scrabble, 3D Scrabble or Scrabble online, here is a list of high scoring words that begin or end in 2 O’s.

Word                        Letters                 Points

oophorectomy                   12                          24

oophorectomies                 14                          23

oozinesses                          10                          19

oophytic                             8                            18

oozily                                 6                            18

oompahing                         9                            17

ooziness                             8                            17

oomiacks                            8                            16

oompahed                          8                            16

oophytes                             8                            16

ooziest                                7                            16

oozing                                6                            16

oozy                                   4                            16

jackaroo                             8                            21

jackeroo                             8                            21

didjeridoo                          10                          20

switcheroo                         10                          18

cockapoo                           8                            18

kazoo                                 5                            18

wazoo                                5                            17

ballyhoo                             8                            16

bazoo                                 5                            16

buckaroo                            8                            16

buckeroo                            8                            16

cockatoo                            8                            16

kerchoo                              7                            16

peekaboo                           8                            16

peekapoo                           8                            16

word source: scrabblelookup.com

For competitive word lovers and competitive Scrabble players, check out Top Ten Words that Start with X and V Words for Scrabble Players.

Play on!

Top Ten Words That Start with X

While considering what to write about for the X-day on the A - Z Blogging Challenge, I came across loads of X-words I'd never heard of. For fun, I tried to use them in (very simple) sentences to see how it felt. While they don't exactly roll off the tongue, it was an interesting exercise, though I doubt I'd ever use these words in real life. See if you can weave a few X-words into your daily vocabulary.

1) Xenodochial - hospitable; kindly to strangers

We liked going to Betty's house, she was always xenodochial.

2) Xanthic - yellow; yellowish

Bill shouldn't have eaten those peanuts, now he looks xanthic.

3) Xenodocheionology - love of hotels

England is the best place to indulge my xenodocheionology.

4) Xebec - small three-masted pirate ship

That almost looks like a xebec in the harbor.

5) Xylopolist - one who sells wood

My dad made a good living as a xylopolist.

6) Xerothermic - dry and hot

Arizona is nice but I find it a bit xerothermic.

7) Xenophobia - fear of foreigners

Jane can't visit France due to her extreme xenophobia.

8) Xanthippe - ill-tempered woman

We avoided Modine at all costs, she was truly a xanthippe.

9) Xenium - gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift

After our visit, a xenium was offered.

10) Xerasia - abnormal dryness of the hair

This was my third deep conditioning treatment and I still suffer from xerasia.

Source: The Phrontistery

V Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends Players

Nothing passes time better than a good game of Scrabble. Growing up, we often played board games at the kitchen table. Scrabble was one of our favorites and it instilled a love of words in me, my brother and my sis. Now that good Scrabble games are available online, you can waste more time entertain yourself for hours.

For the A-Z Blogging Challenge I'm providing a list of high scoring V words for you Scrabble players (from scrabblelookup.com). Good luck!

     Word                                          Letters                 Points

ventriloquizing	15	37
ventriloquized	14	36
ventriloquizes	14	35
ventriloquize	13	34
vasectomizing	13	30
ventriloquially	15	30
victimizations	14	30
vanquishable	12	29
vascularization	15	29
vasectomized	12	29
ventriloquistic	15	29
victimization	13	29
vasectomizes	12	28
ventriloquisms	14	28
verbalizations	14	28
victimizing	11	28
vizcachas	9	28
vizierships	11	28
vulcanizations	14	28
vandalizations	14	27
vanquishing	11	27
vaporizable	11	27
vaporizations	13	27
vasectomize	11	27
ventriloquism	13	27
verbalization	13	27
vexillological	14	27
victimized	10	27
victimizers	11	27
vizcacha	8	27
viziership	10	27
vocalizations	13	27
volatilizable	13	27
volatilizations	15	27
vouchsafements	14	27
vulcanization	13	27
vulgarizations	14	27