ORBICULARES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORBICULARES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORBICULARES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORBICULARES is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORBICULARES
No single letter turns ORBICULARES into another word.
How ORBICULARES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORBICULARES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORBICULARES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORBICULARES
- ORBICULARES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ORBICULARES
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Common questions about ORBICULARES
- Is ORBICULARES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORBICULARES is not in it.
- How many points is ORBICULARES worth?
- ORBICULARES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORBICULARES?
- No single letter can be added to ORBICULARES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORBICULARES:
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