ORICHALCEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORICHALCEOUS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORICHALCEOUS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORICHALCEOUS is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORICHALCEOUS
No single letter turns ORICHALCEOUS into another word.
How ORICHALCEOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ORICHALCEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORICHALCEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORICHALCEOUS
- ORICHALCEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- ORICHALCEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ORICHALCEOUS
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Common questions about ORICHALCEOUS
- Is ORICHALCEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORICHALCEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is ORICHALCEOUS worth?
- ORICHALCEOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORICHALCEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ORICHALCEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ORICHALCEOUS:
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