ORIBATID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ORIBATID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORIBATID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIBATID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIBATID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oribatidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIBATID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORIBATID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORIBATID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORIBATID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, hard-bodied mite that lives in soil and leaf litter.
An oribatid feeds on decaying plant matter and helps recycle nutrients in forest floors. Its tough shell gives it a leathery look and makes it easy to preserve. Soil scientists count oribatid mites to judge how healthy the ground is.
How ORIBATID is used
Used in zoology and soil ecology.
- An oribatid crawled across the damp moss.
- Each oribatid has a hard, rounded shell.
- The sample was full of oribatid mites.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIBATID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORIBATID
1 longer words begin with ORIBATID.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIBATID
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Common questions about ORIBATID
- Is ORIBATID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIBATID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIBATID worth?
- ORIBATID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIBATID mean?
- A small, hard-bodied mite that lives in soil and leaf litter.
- What letters can be added to ORIBATID?
- ORIBATID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORIBATID:
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