ORDNANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ORDNANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORDNANCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDNANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDNANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ordnancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORDNANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORDNANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORDNANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORDNANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Military weapons, ammunition and the equipment that goes with them.
Ordnance covers everything from artillery shells to bombs and the guns that fire them. In Britain, the Ordnance Survey takes its name from the army body that once made maps. Disposing of unexploded ordnance is dangerous specialist work.
How ORDNANCE is used
Used in military contexts; also in the name of the British mapping agency.
- Bomb disposal teams cleared the unexploded ordnance.
- The depot stored ordnance of every kind.
- Farmers still turn up old ordnance from the war.
- A map from the Ordnance Survey hung on the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORDNANCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORDNANCE
1 longer words begin with ORDNANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORDNANCE
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Common questions about ORDNANCE
- Is ORDNANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORDNANCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORDNANCE worth?
- ORDNANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORDNANCE mean?
- Military weapons, ammunition and the equipment that goes with them.
- What letters can be added to ORDNANCE?
- ORDNANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORDNANCE:
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