Is ORDINALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORDINALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORDINALS mean?
Ordinals is a form of ORDINAL.
- noun
the number designating place in an ordered sequence
- adjective
of or relating to a taxonomic order
“family and ordinal names of animals and plants”
- adjective
being or denoting a numerical order in a series
“ordinal numbers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ORDINALS
ORDINALS 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 ORDINALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aldrins8
- donairs8
- inroads8
- ladinos8
- ladrons8
- lardons8
- ordains8
- ordinal8
- sadiron8
- adonis7
- adorns7
- aldrin7
- andros7
- aroids7
- danios7
- dinars7
- donair7
- dorsal7
- drails7
- drains7
- indols7
- inroad7
- island7
- ladino7
- ladron7
- lairds7
- lardon7
- liards7
- lidars7
- nadirs7
- ordain7
- radios7
- radons7
- randos7
- ranids7
- soland7
- soldan7
- aloins6
- arsino6
- lorans6
- norias6
- sailor6
- adios6
- adorn6
- andro6
- aroid6
- danio6
- darns6
- dials6
- dinar6
- dinos6
- diols6
- dirls6
- donas6
- dorsa6
- dosai6
- drail6
- drain6
- idols6
- indol6
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