OROIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OROIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OROIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OROIDE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OROIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oroidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OROIDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OROIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,425.
What does OROIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A golden-yellow alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, used to imitate gold in inexpensive jewelry.
Jewelers valued oroide for its bright, gold-like color at a fraction of the cost of real gold, which made it popular for watches, chains, and other decorative pieces in the nineteenth century. The alloy contains no actual gold, relying instead on the right mixture of copper with zinc, tin, or other metals to achieve its warm yellow shine. Over time, oroide tends to tarnish or wear through to a duller base color, unlike genuine gold, which is one way collectors distinguish old pieces. The same substance is also spelled oreide in some sources, though oroide is the more usual form.
How OROIDE is used
A noun from jewelry-making and antiques, describing an imitation-gold alloy rather than real gold.
- The brooch was made of oroide rather than genuine gold.
- Antique dealers examine worn oroide jewelry for signs of its base metal.
- Victorian catalogs advertised oroide watch chains at modest prices.
- Under close inspection, the oroide had begun to lose its golden sheen.
- The museum case labeled the ring as oroide, not gold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OROIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OROIDE
1 longer words begin with OROIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in OROIDE
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Common questions about OROIDE
- Is OROIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OROIDE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OROIDE worth?
- OROIDE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OROIDE mean?
- A golden-yellow alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, used to imitate gold in inexpensive jewelry.
- What letters can be added to OROIDE?
- OROIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OROIDE:
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