OROGENY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OROGENY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OROGENY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OROGENY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OROGENY
No single letter turns OROGENY into another word.
How OROGENY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OROGENY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does OROGENY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The process by which mountain ranges are formed, especially through the folding and compression of the earth's crust.
Geologists study orogeny to explain why rocks high in the Alps or Himalayas contain traces of ancient seabeds. It spans millions of years, and each episode can take its own name.
How OROGENY is used
Orogeny is a geological term, with the adjective orogenic.
- The Himalayan orogeny is still raising the mountains today.
- A period of orogeny folded the rock layers into great ridges.
- Students compared the orogeny of the Alps with that of the Andes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OROGENY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OROGENY
The 7 tiles of OROGENY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OROGENY
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Common questions about OROGENY
- Is OROGENY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OROGENY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OROGENY worth?
- OROGENY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OROGENY mean?
- The process by which mountain ranges are formed, especially through the folding and compression of the earth's crust.
- What letters can be added to OROGENY?
- No single letter can be added to OROGENY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OROGENY:
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