ORIFICE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ORIFICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORIFICE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIFICE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIFICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orificesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIFICE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORIFICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does ORIFICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An opening, especially one in the body or in a pipe or tube.
Anatomy books use orifice for mouth, nostril and similar openings, while engineers use it for the small hole a fluid is forced through. The word sounds clinical, so it is seldom used in casual talk.
How ORIFICE is used
Orifice is a formal or technical word used in medicine, anatomy and engineering.
- The nurse checked that the orifice was clean.
- Water sprayed from a tiny orifice in the nozzle.
- The valve has an orifice only a millimetre wide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIFICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORIFICE
1 longer words begin with ORIFICE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIFICE
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Common questions about ORIFICE
- Is ORIFICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIFICE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIFICE worth?
- ORIFICE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIFICE mean?
- An opening, especially one in the body or in a pipe or tube.
- What letters can be added to ORIFICE?
- ORIFICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORIFICE:
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