Is ORBICULAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORBICULAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORBICULAR mean?
- adjective
circular or nearly circular
- adjective
having the shape of a sphere or ball
“a spherical object”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ORBICULAR
ORBICULAR has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ORBICULAR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rubrical12
- aboulic11
- boricua11
- caribou11
- abulic10
- lubric10
- rubric10
- baric9
- boric9
- carbo9
- carob9
- cibol9
- cobia9
- cobra9
- rabic9
- arbour8
- bailor8
- barrio8
- burial8
- caroli8
- corral8
- crural8
- curari8
- curial8
- labour8
- lorica8
- ocular8
- rucola8
- uracil8
- bloc8
- carb8
- club8
- crab8
- crib8
- curb8
- aboil7
- arbor7
- aulic7
- auric7
- bolar7
- boral7
- brail7
- briar7
- broil7
- burro7
- carol7
- cauri7
- claro7
- clour7
- coral7
- coria7
- cruor7
- crura7
- curia7
- curio7
- labor7
- libra7
- lobar7
- oculi7
- rubli7
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