ORDALIUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORDALIUMS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORDALIUMS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDALIUMS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDALIUMS
No single letter turns ORDALIUMS into another word.
How ORDALIUMS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ORDALIUMS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORDALIUMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORDALIUMS
- All 9 letters of ORDALIUMS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ORDALIUMS
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Common questions about ORDALIUMS
- Is ORDALIUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORDALIUMS is not in it.
- How many points is ORDALIUMS worth?
- ORDALIUMS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORDALIUMS?
- No single letter can be added to ORDALIUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ORDALIUMS:
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