ORB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ORB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORB?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ORB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about ORB
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 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 ORB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sphere, especially one carried as a symbol of royal power.
The orb in a coronation is held in the left hand and stands for the world under authority, which is why it carries a cross on the top. Poets use orb for the sun, the moon and the eye, and outside poetry almost nobody uses it at all.
How ORB is used
Countable: an orb, two orbs. Chiefly formal or poetic.
- The orb and the sceptre are carried in different hands.
- An orb with a cross on it stands for the world.
- Poets use orb where everybody else says sun.
- The word orb means a sphere and little else.
- Two orbs in the regalia and only one is worn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORB
The 3 tiles of ORB in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ORB
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with ORB.
Words ending in ORB
12 words end in ORB. Useful as a back hook: play ORB onto a word already on the board.
Words with ORB inside
Showing 24 of 318 words that contain ORB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORB
Common questions about ORB
- Is ORB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORB, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORB worth?
- ORB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORB mean?
- A sphere, especially one carried as a symbol of royal power.
- What letters can be added to ORB?
- ORB takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ORB:
Open ORB in the Word Finder