ORPIMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ORPIMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORPIMENT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORPIMENT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORPIMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orpimentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORPIMENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORPIMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORPIMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORPIMENT
- All 8 letters of ORPIMENT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ORPIMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bright yellow mineral made of arsenic and sulphur, once used as a pigment.
Medieval painters prized orpiment for its golden colour, even though it is poisonous. It occurs in nature and was sometimes ground into paint for manuscripts.
How ORPIMENT is used
Used in mineralogy and the history of painting.
- The scribe mixed orpiment into the yellow ink.
- Orpiment is highly poisonous because of its arsenic content.
- A bright streak of orpiment ran through the rock sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORPIMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORPIMENT
1 longer words begin with ORPIMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ORPIMENT
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Common questions about ORPIMENT
- Is ORPIMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORPIMENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORPIMENT worth?
- ORPIMENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORPIMENT mean?
- A bright yellow mineral made of arsenic and sulphur, once used as a pigment.
- What letters can be added to ORPIMENT?
- ORPIMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORPIMENT:
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