ORANGEWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORANGEWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORANGEWOOD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORANGEWOOD is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORANGEWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orangewoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORANGEWOOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORANGEWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORANGEWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORANGEWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hard, fine-grained, yellowish timber of the orange tree, used for small carved and turned objects.
Orangewood is prized by craftsmen because the tight grain takes a smooth finish, though trees are small and the pieces are never large. Manicurists also know it as the material of the thin sticks used to push back cuticles.
How ORANGEWOOD is used
Mentioned in woodworking and cosmetics, where orangewood stands for a dense, fine timber.
- The carver chose orangewood for the delicate chess pieces.
- A slim orangewood stick sat in the manicure kit.
- Orangewood has a pale warm tone that darkens slowly with age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORANGEWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORANGEWOOD
1 longer words begin with ORANGEWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in ORANGEWOOD
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Common questions about ORANGEWOOD
- Is ORANGEWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORANGEWOOD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORANGEWOOD worth?
- ORANGEWOOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORANGEWOOD mean?
- The hard, fine-grained, yellowish timber of the orange tree, used for small carved and turned objects.
- What letters can be added to ORANGEWOOD?
- ORANGEWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORANGEWOOD:
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