Yes. OD is a valid word.
OD is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OD is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About OD
Writers in the 1800s imagined od as a natural force behind magnetism and hypnotism; the idea faded, but the word stayed. OD hooks into ODA, ODD, ODE and ODS.
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OD scores 3 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + D 2 = 3. On a double-word square that's 6, on a triple-word 9, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: OD as the first play
Later in the game, put the D on a 3L square and OD is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of OD (11):
- BODalternative names for the body of a human being
- CODthe vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- GODany supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
- HODan open box attached to a long pole handle
- MODa British teenager or young adult in the 1960s
- NODexpress or signify by nodding
- PODthe vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- RODa long thin implement made of metal or wood
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from OD
Other forms of OD (1):
Words that start with OD:
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Swap any one letter of OD and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
OD is an old idea of a force that was said to run through all of nature; think “odd force”. Reverse it for DO.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with O
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.