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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. OPEN is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 6 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
become open; "The door opened"
surface, outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, clear, open up, unfold, spread, spread out, afford, give, candid, heart-to-heart, unfastened, opened, overt
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
OPEN scores 6 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: E×1, N×1, O×1, P×1
OPEN is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with O, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "OPEN — become open; "The door opened"" (6 Scrabble points).
OPEN is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is OPEN a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
OPEN (noun): information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface". Additional senses: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play; where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"; a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open".
In standard Scrabble scoring, OPEN totals 6 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. OPEN relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
OPEN is 4 letters long, begins with O, ends with N, and sorts to the alphagram ENOP. There are 3 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 20 tracked 4-letter entries, OPEN ranks by raw score (6 points). Anagram alternatives include NOPE, PEON, PONE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, OPEN carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on O or N are common study angles; browse words starting with O and words ending with N to rehearse parallel sets.
OPEN is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with O, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like OPEN frequently cross shorter words; knowing that OPEN contains E, N, O, P helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as o??n to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside OPEN include OP, PE, EN — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: O, P, E, N. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble open directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 6 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat OPEN as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "OPEN — become open; "The door opened"" (6 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.