ODOR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ODOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ODOR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ODOR is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ODOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
odorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ODOR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ODOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,835.
What stands out about ODOR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 ODOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A smell, especially one that is noticeable or unpleasant; the American spelling of odour.
Odor names anything perceived by the sense of smell. While it can refer to any scent, it is often used for a smell that is strong, strange or unwelcome, as in body odor or an odor of smoke. British writers spell the same word odour, but the meaning is identical on both sides of the Atlantic.
How ODOR is used
Standard word; odor is the American spelling, while odour is used in Britain and most Commonwealth countries.
- A strange odor filled the kitchen after the pan burned.
- The dog tracked the odor of the buried bone across the yard.
- She could not remove the odor of smoke from the curtains.
- An odor of fresh paint hung in the empty apartment.
- The report noted an odor of gas near the old pipeline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ODOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ODOR
The 4 tiles of ODOR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ODOR
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with ODOR.
Words ending in ODOR
2 words end in ODOR. Useful as a back hook: play ODOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with ODOR inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain ODOR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ODOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ODOR
Common questions about ODOR
- Is ODOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODOR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ODOR worth?
- ODOR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ODOR mean?
- A smell, especially one that is noticeable or unpleasant; the American spelling of odour.
- What letters can be added to ODOR?
- ODOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ODOR:
Open ODOR in the Word Finder