ORANGEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ORANGEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORANGEY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORANGEY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORANGEY
No single letter turns ORANGEY into another word.
How ORANGEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORANGEY, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ORANGEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Somewhat orange in colour, or reminiscent of an orange in taste or smell.
The ending softens the colour, so an orangey glow is warm but not a pure orange. Cooks and painters use it for hints of citrus or sunset shades.
How ORANGEY is used
Orangey is an informal descriptive word, common in talk of colour and flavour.
- The sky turned an orangey pink at sunset.
- The juice had a pleasant orangey taste.
- She painted the walls an orangey yellow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORANGEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORANGEY
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Common questions about ORANGEY
- Is ORANGEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORANGEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORANGEY worth?
- ORANGEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORANGEY mean?
- Somewhat orange in colour, or reminiscent of an orange in taste or smell.
- What letters can be added to ORANGEY?
- No single letter can be added to ORANGEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORANGEY:
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