ORANGUTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ORANGUTAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORANGUTAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORANGUTAN is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORANGUTAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orangutansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORANGUTAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ORANGUTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORANGUTAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORANGUTAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, long-armed ape with shaggy reddish hair that lives in the trees of Borneo and Sumatra.
The orangutan spends most of its life in the forest canopy and is mostly solitary. Conservation groups often use this ape as a symbol of rainforests under threat.
How ORANGUTAN is used
Common in nature writing, zoos and conservation news.
- The orangutan swung from branch to branch with ease.
- A baby orangutan clung to its mother in the zoo.
- Forest clearing has put the wild orangutan at risk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORANGUTAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORANGUTAN
1 longer words begin with ORANGUTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ORANGUTAN
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Common questions about ORANGUTAN
- Is ORANGUTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORANGUTAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORANGUTAN worth?
- ORANGUTAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORANGUTAN mean?
- A large, long-armed ape with shaggy reddish hair that lives in the trees of Borneo and Sumatra.
- What letters can be added to ORANGUTAN?
- ORANGUTAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ORANGUTAN:
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