ORTOLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ORTOLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTOLAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTOLAN is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTOLAN
Front hooks — 1
portolanBack hooks — 1
ortolansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORTOLAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORTOLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 73,521.
What does ORTOLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small songbird of Europe and Asia, once eaten as a luxury food.
The ortolan is a bunting with an olive head and yellow throat. Its capture and cooking became controversial, and it is now protected in much of Europe.
How ORTOLAN is used
Ortolan is a bird name, often met in writing about French cooking.
- The chef once served an ortolan to wealthy guests.
- An ortolan sang from the top of the hedge.
- Hunting the ortolan is now banned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTOLAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORTOLAN
1 longer words begin with ORTOLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTOLAN
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Common questions about ORTOLAN
- Is ORTOLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTOLAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTOLAN worth?
- ORTOLAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTOLAN mean?
- A small songbird of Europe and Asia, once eaten as a luxury food.
- What letters can be added to ORTOLAN?
- ORTOLAN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORTOLAN:
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