DEORBIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEORBIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEORBIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEORBIT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEORBIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deorbitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEORBIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEORBIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What stands out about DEORBIT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEORBIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To leave an orbit on purpose, or to make a spacecraft leave its orbit, usually to descend toward a planet.
Engineers fire a burn to slow a satellite so that it drops out of its path and falls toward the atmosphere. A planned deorbit lets old equipment burn up safely instead of drifting as debris. The verb can be used with or without an object.
How DEORBIT is used
Used in spaceflight reports about retiring satellites and stations.
- Controllers will deorbit the old satellite next month.
- The capsule had to deorbit before it could reenter the atmosphere.
- Fuel was saved so the station could deorbit safely at the end of its life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEORBIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEORBIT
The 7 tiles of DEORBIT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEORBIT
3 longer words begin with DEORBIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DEORBIT
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Common questions about DEORBIT
- Is DEORBIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEORBIT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEORBIT worth?
- DEORBIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEORBIT mean?
- To leave an orbit on purpose, or to make a spacecraft leave its orbit, usually to descend toward a planet.
- What letters can be added to DEORBIT?
- DEORBIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEORBIT:
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