ORANGERY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ORANGERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORANGERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORANGERY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORANGERY
No single letter turns ORANGERY into another word.
How ORANGERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORANGERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORANGERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORANGERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A glass-walled building in which orange trees are grown in cool climates.
Grand country houses often had an orangery attached, sheltering tender fruit trees through the winter. Nowadays an orangery may serve as a bright garden room, a cafe or a venue for weddings.
How ORANGERY is used
Often used for a historic building on a stately estate.
- They had tea in the orangery overlooking the lawn.
- The old orangery still shelters lemon trees in winter.
- The couple booked the palace orangery for their wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORANGERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORANGERY
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Common questions about ORANGERY
- Is ORANGERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORANGERY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORANGERY worth?
- ORANGERY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORANGERY mean?
- A glass-walled building in which orange trees are grown in cool climates.
- What letters can be added to ORANGERY?
- No single letter can be added to ORANGERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORANGERY:
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