ORECCHIETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ORECCHIETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORECCHIETTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORECCHIETTE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORECCHIETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orecchiettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORECCHIETTE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORECCHIETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORECCHIETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORECCHIETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pasta from southern Italy shaped like small concave discs resembling ears.
Cooks in Puglia traditionally serve orecchiette with turnip greens or a simple tomato sauce. Its hollow centre holds sauce well, and the name comes from the Italian for little ears.
How ORECCHIETTE is used
Used in cooking and menus.
- We ordered orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe.
- Fresh orecchiette cook in just a few minutes.
- She learned to shape orecchiette with her thumb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORECCHIETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORECCHIETTE
1 longer words begin with ORECCHIETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORECCHIETTE
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Common questions about ORECCHIETTE
- Is ORECCHIETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORECCHIETTE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORECCHIETTE worth?
- ORECCHIETTE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORECCHIETTE mean?
- A pasta from southern Italy shaped like small concave discs resembling ears.
- What letters can be added to ORECCHIETTE?
- ORECCHIETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORECCHIETTE:
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