ORF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORF 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ORF?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORF is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ORF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about ORF
- The same 3 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 ORF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A viral skin disease of sheep and goats.
Orf produces scabs around the mouth and passes to people who handle infected animals, which is why shepherds know the word and nobody else does. It clears up on its own in both species and looks a great deal worse than it actually is.
How ORF is used
Uncountable: a case of orf. Chiefly in sheep farming.
- The lambs had orf and the whole batch was kept in.
- Orf passes to anybody handling an infected animal.
- A case of orf looks worse than it is.
- Shepherds know the word orf and vets confirm it.
- Orf clears without treatment in about a month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORF
The 3 tiles of ORF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ORF
5 longer words begin with ORF.
Words ending in ORF
1 words end in ORF. Useful as a back hook: play ORF onto a word already on the board.
Words with ORF inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain ORF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORF
Common questions about ORF
- Is ORF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORF, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORF worth?
- ORF is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORF mean?
- A viral skin disease of sheep and goats.
- What letters can be added to ORF?
- ORF takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ORF:
Open ORF in the Word Finder