Is ORDNANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORDNANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORDNANCE mean?
- noun
military supplies
- noun
large but transportable armament
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 11 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 ORDNANCE
Single letters that turn ORDNANCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ORDNANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acorned10
- acnode9
- candor9
- canned9
- canoed9
- cardon9
- cedarn9
- conned9
- corned9
- craned9
- dacron9
- dancer9
- deacon9
- nacred9
- ancone8
- canner8
- canoer8
- conner8
- cornea8
- acned8
- acred8
- arced8
- cadre8
- caned8
- cared8
- cedar8
- coden8
- coder8
- coned8
- cored8
- credo8
- dance8
- decan8
- decor8
- raced8
- acorn7
- ancon7
- caner7
- canoe7
- canon7
- crane7
- crone7
- nacre7
- narco7
- nonce7
- ocean7
- ocrea7
- racon7
- rance7
- recon7
- aced7
- cade7
- card7
- coda7
- code7
- coed7
- cord7
- cred7
- dace7
- deco7
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