Is ORCHILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORCHILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORCHILS mean?
Orchils is a form of ORCHIL.
- noun
a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
- noun
any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 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 ORCHILS
ORCHILS 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 ORCHILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chiros11
- choils11
- choirs11
- cholis11
- ichors11
- orchil11
- orchis11
- schorl11
- chiro10
- choil10
- choir10
- choli10
- ichor10
- lochs10
- chis9
- cosh9
- ichs9
- lich9
- loch9
- rich9
- roshi8
- shorl8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- coils7
- coirs7
- locis7
- hols7
- rhos7
- shri7
- coil6
- coir6
- cols6
- cors6
- cris6
- loci6
- locs6
- orcs6
- rocs6
- his6
- hos6
- ohs6
- rho6
- sho6
- soh6
- loris5
- roils5
- cis5
- col5
- cor5
- cos5
- loc5
- orc5
- roc5
- sic5
- soc5
- hi5
- ho5
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