ORISON is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ORISON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORISON?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORISON is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORISON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orisonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORISON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORISON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,850.
What does ORISON mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
An old and literary word for a prayer.
Orison appears mainly in older religious writing, poetry, and hymns, where it lends a solemn or reverent tone that the plain word prayer does not always carry. Writers of earlier centuries used orison for both spoken and silent appeals to a deity, often in verse where its rhythm suited the line. Modern speakers rarely use the word outside of quotation, historical fiction, or deliberately old-fashioned writing.
How ORISON is used
Archaic and literary; met mainly in older texts, hymns, and poetry rather than everyday speech.
- The monk knelt for his evening orison before the altar.
- Her orison rose softly above the sound of the bells.
- The poem closes with an orison for the souls of the departed.
- Old prayer books preserve the orison in its original wording.
- He whispered a private orison before stepping onto the battlefield.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORISON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORISON
1 longer words begin with ORISON.
Shorter words from the letters in ORISON
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Common questions about ORISON
- Is ORISON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORISON, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORISON worth?
- ORISON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORISON mean?
- An old and literary word for a prayer.
- What letters can be added to ORISON?
- ORISON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORISON:
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