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/ɑpt/
verb

Is OPT a Scrabble word?

Yes. OPT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning To choose; select.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To choose; select.

    “He opted not to go.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: opt via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.

OPT at a glance

OPT has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (O 1 + P 3 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,196 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -OPT

More endings

Same last three letters as OPT. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • ADOPT8
  • COOPT9
  • STOPT7
  • DROPT8
  • READOPT10
  • BACKDROPT20
  • BEDROPT12
  • EPOPT9
  • HELICOPT15
  • PREADOPT13
  • SPELLSTOPT14
  • SWOPT10

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