ORPHREY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORPHREY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORPHREY?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORPHREY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORPHREY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orphreysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORPHREY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORPHREY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,390 thousand.
What does ORPHREY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A band of rich embroidery, often gold, sewn on a church vestment as decoration.
An orphrey is the decorative stripe seen down the front of a chasuble or along the edge of a cope. Medieval workshops were famous for their orphrey work, and surviving pieces are treasured in museums.
How ORPHREY is used
Orphrey belongs to church history, textile study and descriptions of ceremonial dress.
- The priest wore a green chasuble with a gold orphrey.
- An orphrey from the fourteenth century was kept under glass.
- She restored the faded orphrey thread by thread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORPHREY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORPHREY
2 longer words begin with ORPHREY.
Shorter words from the letters in ORPHREY
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Common questions about ORPHREY
- Is ORPHREY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORPHREY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORPHREY worth?
- ORPHREY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORPHREY mean?
- A band of rich embroidery, often gold, sewn on a church vestment as decoration.
- What letters can be added to ORPHREY?
- ORPHREY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORPHREY:
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