ORNERY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ORNERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORNERY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORNERY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORNERY
No single letter turns ORNERY into another word.
How ORNERY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORNERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 68,985.
What does ORNERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalNorth American
Bad-tempered, stubborn and hard to get along with.
Ornery paints a person or animal as cantankerous in an obstinate, grumbling way, the sort of mule-headedness that resists every suggestion. The word began as a squashed pronunciation of ordinary, and it kept a rural, folksy flavour that suits tales of farmers, cowboys and stubborn livestock. It is often said with a certain fondness, so an ornery grandfather may be annoying and lovable at once.
How ORNERY is used
Informal and chiefly American; typical of spoken storytelling and regional writing.
- The ornery mule refused to cross the creek.
- My grandfather gets ornery when anyone moves his chair.
- She was in an ornery mood all morning.
- Nobody wanted to argue with such an ornery old sheriff.
- The horse stayed ornery until it was fed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORNERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORNERY
Common questions about ORNERY
- Is ORNERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORNERY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORNERY worth?
- ORNERY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORNERY mean?
- Bad-tempered, stubborn and hard to get along with.
- What letters can be added to ORNERY?
- No single letter can be added to ORNERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORNERY:
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