ORNITHOPTER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ORNITHOPTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORNITHOPTER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORNITHOPTER is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORNITHOPTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ornithoptersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORNITHOPTER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORNITHOPTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORNITHOPTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORNITHOPTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
An aircraft designed to fly by flapping its wings like a bird.
Leonardo da Vinci sketched an ornithopter centuries before powered flight, and modern engineers still build small ones. The ornithopter is popular in science fiction, where it often carries heroes over deserts.
How ORNITHOPTER is used
Used in aviation history, robotics and science fiction for flapping-wing flying machines.
- The museum displayed a model ornithopter with leather wings.
- An ornithopter beat its wings and lifted off the lawn.
- The engineer built a tiny ornithopter inspired by insects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORNITHOPTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORNITHOPTER
1 longer words begin with ORNITHOPTER.
Shorter words from the letters in ORNITHOPTER
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Common questions about ORNITHOPTER
- Is ORNITHOPTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORNITHOPTER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORNITHOPTER worth?
- ORNITHOPTER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORNITHOPTER mean?
- An aircraft designed to fly by flapping its wings like a bird.
- What letters can be added to ORNITHOPTER?
- ORNITHOPTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORNITHOPTER:
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