ORBITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ORBITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORBITAL?
| 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 ORBITAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORBITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orbitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORBITAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORBITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ORBITAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to an orbit, especially the path of one body around another in space.
In astronomy, orbital describes motion around a planet or star, such as orbital speed or an orbital period. The same word names the circling ring road of a city, and in chemistry the region where an electron is likely to be found.
How ORBITAL is used
Orbital is used in science writing, in space news and in British talk of ring roads.
- The satellite adjusted its orbital path to avoid debris.
- Commuters crawled along the orbital road at rush hour.
- Each electron occupies an orbital around the nucleus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORBITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORBITAL
2 longer words begin with ORBITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ORBITAL
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Common questions about ORBITAL
- Is ORBITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORBITAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORBITAL worth?
- ORBITAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORBITAL mean?
- Relating to an orbit, especially the path of one body around another in space.
- What letters can be added to ORBITAL?
- ORBITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORBITAL:
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