ORIXA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORIXA 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORIXA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIXA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIXA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orixasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIXA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ORIXA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does ORIXA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spirit or deity honoured in Yoruba religion and its diaspora traditions, also spelled orisha.
An orixa is one of many spirits associated with forces of nature and aspects of life, worshipped by the Yoruba people of West Africa and, under related names, in traditions such as Candomble and Santeria that grew out of the slave trade. Orixa is the spelling used mainly in Portuguese and Brazilian sources.
How ORIXA is used
Used in writing about Yoruba and Afro-Brazilian religion; orisha is the more common English spelling.
- Each orixa is linked to a particular element or force.
- Followers left offerings for the orixa at the shrine.
- The festival honoured an orixa associated with the sea.
- Brazilian sources usually write orixa rather than orisha.
- Drumming and song accompany ceremonies for an orixa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIXA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORIXA
The 5 tiles of ORIXA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ORIXA
1 longer words begin with ORIXA.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIXA
Common questions about ORIXA
- Is ORIXA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORIXA is not in it.
- How many points is ORIXA worth?
- ORIXA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIXA mean?
- A spirit or deity honoured in Yoruba religion and its diaspora traditions, also spelled orisha.
- What letters can be added to ORIXA?
- ORIXA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ORIXA:
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