ORZO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ORZO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORZO?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORZO is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORZO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orzosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORZO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ORZO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,341.
What does ORZO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Pasta shaped like grains of rice.
Orzo is Italian for barley, which the shape resembles rather more closely than rice does. Greek cooking uses the same shape under a different name and treats it in quite another way.
How ORZO is used
Uncountable; treated as singular in English.
- Orzo cooks faster than rice and holds its shape.
- The word orzo is Italian for barley.
- Greek cooking uses orzo under another name entirely.
- A soup with orzo thickens as it stands.
- Two hundred grams of orzo for four people.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORZO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORZO
1 longer words begin with ORZO.
Words with ORZO inside
4 words contain ORZO in the middle. Words that start with ORZO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ORZO
Common questions about ORZO
- Is ORZO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORZO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORZO worth?
- ORZO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORZO mean?
- Pasta shaped like grains of rice.
- What letters can be added to ORZO?
- ORZO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ORZO:
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