ORDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORDS 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORDS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORDS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORDS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ORDS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ORDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about ORDS
- 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
Anagrams of ORDS
The 4 tiles of ORDS in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in ORDS
Showing 24 of 93 words that end in ORDS. Useful as a back hook: play ORDS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ORDS inside
20 words contain ORDS in the middle. Words that start with ORDS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORDS
Common questions about ORDS
- Is ORDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORDS is not in it.
- How many points is ORDS worth?
- ORDS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORDS?
- ORDS takes 6 hooks: 6 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ORDS:
Open ORDS in the Word Finder