ORCHESTRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORCHESTRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORCHESTRAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORCHESTRAL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORCHESTRAL
No single letter turns ORCHESTRAL into another word.
How ORCHESTRAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORCHESTRAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORCHESTRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORCHESTRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
music
Of, for or performed by an orchestra.
Orchestral tells you the music or arrangement calls for a full body of players, in contrast to a solo or chamber setting. Film critics use it too when a soundtrack has the sweep of strings and brass.
How ORCHESTRAL is used
Common in music criticism, as in orchestral score, orchestral piece or orchestral manoeuvres.
- The composer wrote an orchestral suite for the festival.
- Her orchestral arrangement added horns to the folk song.
- The film relies on a lush orchestral soundtrack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORCHESTRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORCHESTRAL
The 10 tiles of ORCHESTRAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ORCHESTRAL
3 longer words begin with ORCHESTRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ORCHESTRAL
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Common questions about ORCHESTRAL
- Is ORCHESTRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORCHESTRAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORCHESTRAL worth?
- ORCHESTRAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORCHESTRAL mean?
- Of, for or performed by an orchestra.
- What letters can be added to ORCHESTRAL?
- No single letter can be added to ORCHESTRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORCHESTRAL:
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