ORCHIDOLOGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORCHIDOLOGY 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
o1r1c3h4i1d2o1l1o1g2y4
Depends on the listORCHIDOLOGY · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ORCHIDOLOGY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.91
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.09%
Our own measure of how useful ORCHIDOLOGY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORCHIDOLOGY
No single letter turns ORCHIDOLOGY into another word.
How ORCHIDOLOGY scores
Scrabble o1r1c3h4i1d2o1l1o1g2y4 21
Words with Friends o1r1c4h3i1d2o1l2o1g3y3 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORCHIDOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORCHIDOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ORCHIDOLOGY
hydrologic20 chirology18 chorology18 horologic15 codology15 horology15 girlhood13 droichy16 glochid14 chlorid13 choroid13 ochroid13 orology11 oologic10 hydric15 richly14 coydog13 dhooly13 corody12 droich12 orchid12 rhodic12 colory11 goodly11 orchil11 drooly10 gooily10 gorily10 grooly10 oology10 hylic13 ochry13 dohyo12 hoody12 hydro12 hyoid12 rhody12 child11 chord11 cohog11
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Common questions about ORCHIDOLOGY
- Is ORCHIDOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORCHIDOLOGY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORCHIDOLOGY worth?
- ORCHIDOLOGY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORCHIDOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ORCHIDOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORCHIDOLOGY:
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