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/ɔɹb/
nounverb

Is ORB a Scrabble word?

Yes. ORB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

  2. Celestial sphere; one of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions

  3. A structural motif or finial in the shape of a sphere

  4. An orbit of an heavenly body

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To form into an orb or circle.

  2. To become round like an orb.

  3. To encircle; to surround; to enclose.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: orb via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English orbe, from Old French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb”). Compare orbit.

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ORB at a glance

ORB has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + B 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #20,273 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ORB

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Same last three letters as ORB. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • ABSORB10
  • ADSORB9
  • REABSORB12
  • FORB9
  • SORB6
  • DESORB9
  • RESORB8
  • CHEMISORB18
  • CHEMOSORB18
  • DORB7
  • INORB7
  • PREABSORB15

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