ORTHOGONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ORTHOGONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
o1r1t1h4o1g2o1n1a1l1
PlayableORTHOGONAL · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ORTHOGONAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOGONAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOGONAL
No single letter turns ORTHOGONAL into another word.
How ORTHOGONAL scores
Scrabble o1r1t1h4o1g2o1n1a1l1 14
Words with Friends o1r1t1h3o1g3o1n2a1l2 16
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORTHOGONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOGONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ORTHOGONAL
orthogonally19 orthogonalise17 orthogonality20 orthogonalize26 orthogonalised19 orthogonalises18 orthogonalized28 orthogonalizes27 orthogonalising20 orthogonalities19 orthogonalizati28 orthogonalizing29
12 longer words begin with ORTHOGONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOGONAL
agoroth11 althorn10 ologoan8 ortolan7 thrang10 throng10 anthro9 harlot9 thoron9 agorot7 galoot7 gooral7 lagoon7 oolong7 trogon7 latron6 ratoon6 rotolo6 garth9 hogan9 thang9 thong9 altho8 halon8 holon8 honor8 horal8 loath8 lohan8 lotah8 north8 ortho8 thorn8 thoro8 torah8 agloo6 algor6 along6 anglo6 argol6
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Common questions about ORTHOGONAL
- Is ORTHOGONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOGONAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOGONAL worth?
- ORTHOGONAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOGONAL?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOGONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORTHOGONAL:
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