ORRERY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ORRERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORRERY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORRERY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORRERY
No single letter turns ORRERY into another word.
How ORRERY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORRERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 310,430.
What does ORRERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mechanical model of the solar system in which small balls on arms move around a central sun.
A clockwork orrery shows how the planets circle the sun at different speeds, and some also include the moon turning around the earth. The device takes its name from Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery, for whom an English instrument maker built one in the early eighteenth century. Before the age of screens, such machines were prized teaching aids and ornaments of learned households and observatories.
How ORRERY is used
Used in astronomy, museum displays and history of science; today digital orreries also exist.
- The museum keeps a brass orrery from the eighteenth century.
- Turn the crank and the orrery sets every planet in motion.
- A small orrery stood on the desk of the professor.
- The children watched the orrery show how the seasons change.
- He built an orrery from wood and wire for the school fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORRERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORRERY
Common questions about ORRERY
- Is ORRERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORRERY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORRERY worth?
- ORRERY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORRERY mean?
- A mechanical model of the solar system in which small balls on arms move around a central sun.
- What letters can be added to ORRERY?
- No single letter can be added to ORRERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORRERY:
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