Is OI a Scrabble word?
Yes. OI is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 2 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Said to get someone's attention; hey.
Interjection 3 meanings
Said to get someone's attention; hey.
“Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?”
An expression of surprise.
“Oi! This is new!”
An informal greeting, similar to hi.
“Oi! How's it going?”
Noun 2 meanings
An exclamation of 'oi'.
A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
Pronoun 1 meaning
Eye dialect of I
Etymology
Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portuguese oi and Japanese おい (oi).
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OI at a glance
OI has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (O 1 + I 1) and 2 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,909 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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