Is ORBY valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORBY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ORBY worth?

ORBY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ORBY?

ORBY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.

ORBY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. ORBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.

o1r1b3y4

PlayableORBY · 4 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

9points in Words with Friends

4letters

2hooks available

1 in 20,423odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ORBY?

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: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.5%

Our own measure of how useful ORBY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ORBY

Front hooks — 2

corby12 forby13

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ORBY scores

Scrabble o1r1b3y4 9

Words with Friends o1r1b4y3 9

Face value of the 4 tiles in ORBY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
o	1	8
r	1	6
b	1	2
y	1	2

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.

Words ending in ORBY

corby12 forby13

2 words end in ORBY. Useful as a back hook: play ORBY onto a word already on the board.

Words with ORBY inside

forbye14

1 words contain ORBY in the middle. Words that start with ORBY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ORBY

boy8 yob8 bor5 bro5 orb5 rob5 by7 oy5 yo5 bo4 ob4 or2

Common questions about ORBY

Is ORBY valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORBY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ORBY worth?: ORBY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ORBY?: ORBY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ORBY:

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