Yes. OP is a valid word.
OP is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OP 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 OP
Op art is the 1960s style of art built on optical illusions, patterns that seem to move or vibrate. OP hooks into OPE, OPS and OPT.
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OP scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + P 3 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: OP as the first play
Later in the game, put the P on a 3L square and OP is worth 10 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of OP (10):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from OP
Other forms of OP (1):
Words that start with OP:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of OP and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of OP:
- POa chamber pot
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
OP + B
- BOPan early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
OP + C
- COPuncomplimentary terms for a policeman
OP + D
- PODthe vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
OP + E
OP + F
- FOPa man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
OP + I
- POIHawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
OP + K
Memory tip
OP is short for op art, the eye-tricking style of the 1960s. Add a T for OPT or an E for OPE.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with O
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
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.