ORDALIUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORDALIUM 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORDALIUM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDALIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDALIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ordaliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORDALIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORDALIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORDALIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORDALIUM
- All 8 letters of ORDALIUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ORDALIUM
1 longer words begin with ORDALIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ORDALIUM
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Common questions about ORDALIUM
- Is ORDALIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORDALIUM is not in it.
- How many points is ORDALIUM worth?
- ORDALIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORDALIUM?
- ORDALIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORDALIUM:
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