ORDEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ORDEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORDEAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDEAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ordealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORDEAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORDEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,372.
What stands out about ORDEAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ORDEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A severely difficult, painful, or prolonged experience that tests a person's endurance.
An ordeal can be physical, such as surviving an accident or illness, or purely emotional, such as enduring a lengthy legal battle or a painful loss. The word originally named an ancient method of trial in which an accused person was made to undergo a dangerous physical test, such as walking on hot coals — survival was taken as proof of innocence. That older judicial sense has faded from ordinary speech, and today an ordeal almost always describes any harrowing episode a person has to get through. Writers often intensify the word with adjectives like grueling or terrifying to underline just how taxing the ordeal was.
How ORDEAL is used
Countable noun, used both for the historical trial by ordeal and, far more commonly today, for any grueling or trying experience.
- The rescued hikers described their three days lost in the mountains as a terrifying ordeal.
- Getting the visa approved turned into a paperwork ordeal that lasted months.
- Medieval courts once used trial by ordeal to decide a defendant's guilt.
- She recovered slowly from the ordeal of major surgery.
- He recounted the ordeal calmly, though his hands still shook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORDEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORDEAL
The 6 tiles of ORDEAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ORDEAL
1 longer words begin with ORDEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ORDEAL
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Common questions about ORDEAL
- Is ORDEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORDEAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORDEAL worth?
- ORDEAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORDEAL mean?
- A severely difficult, painful, or prolonged experience that tests a person's endurance.
- What letters can be added to ORDEAL?
- ORDEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORDEAL:
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