OREGANO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OREGANO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OREGANO?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OREGANO is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OREGANO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oreganosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OREGANO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OREGANO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,014.
What stands out about OREGANO
- OREGANO begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OREGANO mean in Scrabble?
noun
An aromatic herb whose dried or fresh leaves are used to season food, especially in Mediterranean cooking.
Oregano gives pizza sauce and Greek salads their familiar savoury aroma. It belongs to the mint family and grows wild on dry hillsides.
How OREGANO is used
Oregano is a kitchen herb and also the name of the plant.
- She sprinkled oregano over the tomatoes.
- A pot of oregano grew on the windowsill.
- The sauce needed more oregano.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OREGANO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OREGANO
1 longer words begin with OREGANO.
Shorter words from the letters in OREGANO
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Common questions about OREGANO
- Is OREGANO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OREGANO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OREGANO worth?
- OREGANO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OREGANO mean?
- An aromatic herb whose dried or fresh leaves are used to season food, especially in Mediterranean cooking.
- What letters can be added to OREGANO?
- OREGANO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OREGANO:
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