ORDO is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ORDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORDO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDO is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORDO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ORDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,835.
What stands out about ORDO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 ORDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A book or calendar, used chiefly in the Christian church, setting out the order of psalms, readings and prayers for each day of the year.
An ordo lays out, day by day, which readings, psalms and prayers a priest or congregation should use, so that services follow the church calendar correctly. The word comes straight from the Latin ordo, meaning order. Different churches and religious orders each publish their own ordo for the coming year.
How ORDO is used
Technical, used by clergy and in liturgical studies rather than in general conversation.
- The parish secretary printed the new ordo for the coming year.
- He checked the ordo to see which psalm was set for the day.
- Every religious order compiles its own ordo each year.
- The old ordo listed feast days that no longer appear in the calendar.
- She kept a worn ordo on the shelf beside the missal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORDO
The 4 tiles of ORDO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ORDO
3 longer words begin with ORDO.
Words ending in ORDO
2 words end in ORDO. Useful as a back hook: play ORDO onto a word already on the board.
Words with ORDO inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain ORDO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORDO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORDO
Common questions about ORDO
- Is ORDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORDO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORDO worth?
- ORDO is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORDO mean?
- A book or calendar, used chiefly in the Christian church, setting out the order of psalms, readings and prayers for each day of the year.
- What letters can be added to ORDO?
- ORDO takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ORDO:
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