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/ˈɔːɹd/

Is ORD a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. ORD is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning An edge or point; also, a beginning. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Ord and end, the beginning and end. Cf. Odds and ends, under Odds. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Halliwell.

Meaning 1 meaning

  1. An edge or point; also, a beginning. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Ord and end, the beginning and end. Cf. Odds and ends, under Odds. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Halliwell.

Definitions: Webster's 1913 (public domain)

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English ord (“point, point of a weapon, beginning”), from Old English ord (“point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“point”), of obscure origin (see *uzdaz).

ORD at a glance

ORD has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + D 2) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #29,647 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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