ORICHALC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORICHALC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORICHALC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORICHALC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORICHALC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orichalcsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORICHALC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORICHALC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORICHALC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORICHALC mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicpoetic
A yellow, gold-like metal prized in ancient times, probably a brass-type alloy.
Orichalc was praised by classical writers as nearly as precious as gold, though nobody now knows its exact make-up. Poets and fantasy authors still use the name for a legendary shining metal.
How ORICHALC is used
Found in poetry, fantasy and writing about ancient metals.
- The temple walls were said to be plated with orichalc.
- A ring of orichalc glowed in the torchlight.
- Scholars still argue about what orichalc really was.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORICHALC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORICHALC
2 longer words begin with ORICHALC.
Shorter words from the letters in ORICHALC
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Common questions about ORICHALC
- Is ORICHALC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORICHALC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORICHALC worth?
- ORICHALC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORICHALC mean?
- A yellow, gold-like metal prized in ancient times, probably a brass-type alloy.
- What letters can be added to ORICHALC?
- ORICHALC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORICHALC:
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