ORPHANISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORPHANISMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORPHANISMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORPHANISMS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORPHANISMS
No single letter turns ORPHANISMS into another word.
How ORPHANISMS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORPHANISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORPHANISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ORPHANISMS
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Common questions about ORPHANISMS
- Is ORPHANISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORPHANISMS is not in it.
- How many points is ORPHANISMS worth?
- ORPHANISMS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORPHANISMS?
- No single letter can be added to ORPHANISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORPHANISMS:
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