ORANG is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ORANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORANG?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORANG is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORANG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORANG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ORANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about ORANG
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 ORANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shortened name for the orangutan, a large, long-armed ape native to the forests of Borneo and Sumatra.
Orang comes from Malay, where it simply means person, and was combined with a second word in orangutan, meaning forest person, to name the ape. English speakers later clipped the compound back down to orang as an informal, shorter alternative, much as photograph is shortened to photo. The ape itself is known for its reddish fur, long arms, and largely solitary, tree-dwelling life. Conservationists frequently discuss the orang alongside its full name when describing threats to its rainforest habitat.
How ORANG is used
Countable noun, an informal short form of orangutan, occasionally seen in older or more casual writing.
- The zoo's newest orang swung easily between the branches.
- Conservationists tracked the orang through the shrinking forest.
- Photographs showed the orang cradling her infant.
- Loggers had cleared land once home to dozens of orangs.
- The guide pointed out an orang resting high in the canopy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORANG
The 5 tiles of ORANG in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ORANG
19 longer words begin with ORANG.
Words with ORANG inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain ORANG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORANG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORANG
Common questions about ORANG
- Is ORANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORANG, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORANG worth?
- ORANG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORANG mean?
- A shortened name for the orangutan, a large, long-armed ape native to the forests of Borneo and Sumatra.
- What letters can be added to ORANG?
- ORANG takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ORANG:
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