ORIENTALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORIENTALISE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ORIENTALISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIENTALISE is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIENTALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIENTALISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORIENTALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORIENTALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ORIENTALISE
2 longer words begin with ORIENTALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIENTALISE
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Common questions about ORIENTALISE
- Is ORIENTALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIENTALISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIENTALISE worth?
- ORIENTALISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORIENTALISE?
- ORIENTALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORIENTALISE:
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