ORIENTALISING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORIENTALISING 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ORIENTALISING?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIENTALISING is to know. It scores 14 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIENTALISING
No single letter turns ORIENTALISING into another word.
How ORIENTALISING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ORIENTALISING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORIENTALISING has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of ORIENTALISING
The 13 tiles of ORIENTALISING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIENTALISING
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Common questions about ORIENTALISING
- Is ORIENTALISING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIENTALISING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIENTALISING worth?
- ORIENTALISING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORIENTALISING?
- No single letter can be added to ORIENTALISING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ORIENTALISING:
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