ORIENTEER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ORIENTEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORIENTEER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIENTEER is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIENTEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orienteersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIENTEER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ORIENTEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORIENTEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORIENTEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes part in orienteering, a sport of finding a route across country using a map and compass.
Every orienteer must read the terrain quickly and choose the best path between checkpoints. The word can also be used as a verb for taking part in the sport.
How ORIENTEER is used
Used in outdoor sport, mainly as a noun.
- Each orienteer carried a map and a compass.
- The best orienteer reached the final checkpoint first.
- An experienced orienteer reads contour lines at a glance.
- Young orienteer teams raced through the forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIENTEER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORIENTEER
4 longer words begin with ORIENTEER.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIENTEER
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Common questions about ORIENTEER
- Is ORIENTEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIENTEER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIENTEER worth?
- ORIENTEER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIENTEER mean?
- A person who takes part in orienteering, a sport of finding a route across country using a map and compass.
- What letters can be added to ORIENTEER?
- ORIENTEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ORIENTEER:
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