ORCHESTRA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ORCHESTRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORCHESTRA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORCHESTRA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORCHESTRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORCHESTRA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ORCHESTRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORCHESTRA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORCHESTRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A large group of musicians playing together under a conductor, usually with strings, wind, brass and percussion.
The word comes from the Greek space in front of a stage where the chorus danced. In theatres the orchestra can still mean the ground-floor seats near the stage, and in music it names the ensemble itself.
How ORCHESTRA is used
Used for symphony and chamber ensembles, and in American usage for the seats nearest the stage.
- The orchestra tuned up before the concert began.
- She plays the oboe in the city orchestra.
- We booked seats in the orchestra for the opera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORCHESTRA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORCHESTRA
The 9 tiles of ORCHESTRA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ORCHESTRA
16 longer words begin with ORCHESTRA.
Shorter words from the letters in ORCHESTRA
Showing 40 of 676. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ORCHESTRA
- Is ORCHESTRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORCHESTRA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORCHESTRA worth?
- ORCHESTRA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORCHESTRA mean?
- A large group of musicians playing together under a conductor, usually with strings, wind, brass and percussion.
- What letters can be added to ORCHESTRA?
- ORCHESTRA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ORCHESTRA:
Open ORCHESTRA in the Word Finder