ORCHIDEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORCHIDEOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORCHIDEOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORCHIDEOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORCHIDEOUS
No single letter turns ORCHIDEOUS into another word.
How ORCHIDEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORCHIDEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORCHIDEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORCHIDEOUS
- ORCHIDEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ORCHIDEOUS
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Common questions about ORCHIDEOUS
- Is ORCHIDEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORCHIDEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is ORCHIDEOUS worth?
- ORCHIDEOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORCHIDEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ORCHIDEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORCHIDEOUS:
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