ORTHOCLASE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORTHOCLASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTHOCLASE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOCLASE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOCLASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orthoclasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORTHOCLASE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORTHOCLASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOCLASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOCLASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A common potassium-rich feldspar mineral that forms white, pink or grey crystals and has two cleavages at right angles.
Orthoclase sits at a hardness of six on the Mohs scale and is one of the main minerals in granite. Industry uses it in ceramics and glassmaking.
How ORTHOCLASE is used
Used in geology and mineral collecting, where orthoclase is distinguished from plagioclase by its cleavage.
- Pink orthoclase gives the granite its warm colour.
- Orthoclase is ranked six on the Mohs hardness scale.
- The potter added ground orthoclase to the glaze.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOCLASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORTHOCLASE
1 longer words begin with ORTHOCLASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOCLASE
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Common questions about ORTHOCLASE
- Is ORTHOCLASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOCLASE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOCLASE worth?
- ORTHOCLASE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOCLASE mean?
- A common potassium-rich feldspar mineral that forms white, pink or grey crystals and has two cleavages at right angles.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOCLASE?
- ORTHOCLASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORTHOCLASE:
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