OREAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. OREAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OREAD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OREAD is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OREAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oreadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OREAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OREAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,631.
What stands out about OREAD
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 OREAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
In Greek mythology, a nymph believed to inhabit mountains, hills, or grottoes.
An oread was imagined as one of the minor female nature deities the ancient Greeks associated with wild, elevated places, distinct from naiads, who belonged to rivers and springs, or dryads, who belonged to trees. Poets invoked oreads as symbols of remote, untouched mountain beauty, often linked to the goddess Artemis and her wilderness. The word has stayed largely confined to literary and mythological writing rather than everyday speech. Later poets sometimes used oread more loosely for any spirit associated with hills or high ground.
How OREAD is used
Countable noun, used almost exclusively in literary and mythological contexts.
- The poem described an oread watching over the mountain pass.
- Ancient carvings on the cliff were said to depict an oread.
- Unlike the naiad of the valley stream, the oread ruled the peaks.
- The ballet reimagined an oread dancing among the rocks.
- Local legend claimed an oread haunted the highest ridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OREAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OREAD
The 5 tiles of OREAD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OREAD
2 longer words begin with OREAD.
Words with OREAD inside
4 words contain OREAD in the middle. Words that start with OREAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OREAD
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Common questions about OREAD
- Is OREAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OREAD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OREAD worth?
- OREAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OREAD mean?
- In Greek mythology, a nymph believed to inhabit mountains, hills, or grottoes.
- What letters can be added to OREAD?
- OREAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OREAD:
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