ORDINARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ORDINARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORDINARY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDINARY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDINARY
No single letter turns ORDINARY into another word.
How ORDINARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORDINARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORDINARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORDINARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of the usual kind, with nothing special or unusual about it.
Ordinary can sound neutral, as in an ordinary Tuesday, or slightly dull, as in an ordinary meal. In older church and legal language it also names an official with regular authority, and in Latin-based phrases it means regular or standard.
How ORDINARY is used
Very common everyday adjective; also a noun in religious and legal contexts.
- It was an ordinary day until the phone rang.
- She wanted to live an ordinary life away from the cameras.
- The restaurant served ordinary food at ordinary prices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORDINARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORDINARY
Showing 40 of 142. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ORDINARY
- Is ORDINARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORDINARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORDINARY worth?
- ORDINARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORDINARY mean?
- Of the usual kind, with nothing special or unusual about it.
- What letters can be added to ORDINARY?
- No single letter can be added to ORDINARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORDINARY:
Open ORDINARY in the Word Finder