ORC is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ORC 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 ORC?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful ORC is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORC scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ORC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about ORC
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 ORC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hostile humanlike creature in fantasy fiction.
Orc was pulled out of an Old English word for a demon by Tolkien, who wanted a name that sounded native rather than invented. Every later use in books and games comes from him, which is unusual for an entire imagined species.
How ORC is used
Countable: an orc, two orcs.
- An orc in one game is a soldier and in another a farmer.
- The word orc was revived from Old English.
- Tolkien chose orc because it sounded native.
- Two orcs guarding a gate that nobody wants to enter.
- Every orc in fantasy since 1954 descends from one book.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORC
The 3 tiles of ORC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ORC
Showing 24 of 83 words that begin with ORC.
Words ending in ORC
2 words end in ORC. Useful as a back hook: play ORC onto a word already on the board.
Words with ORC inside
Showing 24 of 340 words that contain ORC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORC
Common questions about ORC
- Is ORC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORC, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORC worth?
- ORC is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORC mean?
- A hostile humanlike creature in fantasy fiction.
- What letters can be added to ORC?
- ORC takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ORC:
Open ORC in the Word Finder