OROLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OROLOGY 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 OROLOGY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OROLOGY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OROLOGY
Front hooks — 1
horologyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OROLOGY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OROLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does OROLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The scientific study or description of mountains.
Orology is a little-used cousin of orography, the mapping of mountain features. The word has a scholarly flavour and mostly survives in dictionaries and word lists.
How OROLOGY is used
Orology is a rare geographic term, generally replaced by orography in modern texts.
- His interest in orology led him to climb every peak in the range.
- The library had a shelf of books on orology and glaciers.
- She wrote a thesis on the orology of the Carpathians.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OROLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OROLOGY
Common questions about OROLOGY
- Is OROLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OROLOGY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OROLOGY worth?
- OROLOGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OROLOGY mean?
- The scientific study or description of mountains.
- What letters can be added to OROLOGY?
- OROLOGY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OROLOGY:
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