ORLE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ORLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORLE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORLE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ORLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about ORLE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ORLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
A narrow border running around a heraldic shield, set a short distance in from its outer edge.
An orle sits like an inner frame inside the edge of a shield, and small charges such as birds or flowers are often arranged along it to mark a junior branch of a family or simply to decorate the design. Heralds keep the orle distinct from the edge of the shield itself, because the orle is always set inward from that outer line.
How ORLE is used
A specialist heraldic term found mainly in descriptions of coats of arms and blazons.
- The coat of arms showed a golden lion inside a blue orle.
- Eight small martlets were set around the orle to mark the family line.
- A narrow orle traced the inner edge of the shield.
- The herald explained that the orle was added for the second son.
- Without the orle the shield would lack its decorative inner border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORLE
The 4 tiles of ORLE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ORLE
3 longer words begin with ORLE.
Words with ORLE inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain ORLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ORLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORLE
Common questions about ORLE
- Is ORLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORLE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORLE worth?
- ORLE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORLE mean?
- A narrow border running around a heraldic shield, set a short distance in from its outer edge.
- What letters can be added to ORLE?
- ORLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ORLE:
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