ORACLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ORACLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORACLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORACLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORACLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORACLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORACLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about ORACLE
- The same 6 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 ORACLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
In ancient religion, a priest or shrine believed to deliver messages from a god; more broadly, a person or source regarded as a supremely wise or reliable authority.
Ancient Greeks traveled to sites such as Delphi to ask an oracle questions about the future, receiving answers so ambiguous that they were often understood only after events proved them right or wrong. The word survives today mostly in its extended sense, describing anyone whose judgment people treat as almost infallible, from a trusted financial commentator to a respected elder in a family. Both meanings share the same idea: a source whose pronouncements carry unusual authority.
How ORACLE is used
Used in accounts of ancient religion and mythology, and figuratively for any highly trusted source of advice or prediction.
- Pilgrims once crossed mountains to consult the oracle at Delphi.
- Investors treat the veteran analyst as something of an oracle.
- The priestess who served as oracle spoke in riddles few could parse.
- His grandmother was the family oracle on matters of love and money.
- Ancient generals consulted an oracle before committing to battle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORACLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORACLE
The 6 tiles of ORACLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ORACLE
2 longer words begin with ORACLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORACLE
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Common questions about ORACLE
- Is ORACLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORACLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORACLE worth?
- ORACLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORACLE mean?
- In ancient religion, a priest or shrine believed to deliver messages from a god; more broadly, a person or source regarded as a supremely wise or reliable authority.
- What letters can be added to ORACLE?
- ORACLE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORACLE:
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