ORE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 16 hooks, and its letters make up 8.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORE
Front hooks — 15
boreBack hooks — 1
oresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 281.
What stands out about ORE
- The same 3 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 ORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Rock from which metal can be extracted.
Ore is a merger of two Old English words, one meaning unwrought metal and the other brass, which were close enough in sound to fall together. A separate ore is a Scandinavian coin worth a hundredth of a krona.
How ORE is used
Countable and uncountable.
- The ore was rich enough to move and no richer.
- The word ore is two Old English words that merged.
- Iron ore leaves a red stain on everything it touches.
- A hundred ore make one krona.
- Two ores from the same seam assayed differently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORE
The 3 tiles of ORE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ORE
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with ORE.
Words ending in ORE
Showing 24 of 286 words that end in ORE. Useful as a back hook: play ORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ORE inside
Showing 24 of 1730 words that contain ORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORE
Common questions about ORE
- Is ORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORE, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORE worth?
- ORE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORE mean?
- Rock from which metal can be extracted.
- What letters can be added to ORE?
- ORE takes 16 hooks: 15 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ORE:
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