Is ORIENTATIONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORIENTATIONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (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.
Definition
Looking for what Orientational means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of OrientationalHooks for ORIENTATIONAL
ORIENTATIONAL 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 ORIENTATIONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alternation11
- orientation11
- retaliation11
- alienation10
- alteration10
- etiolation10
- intolerant10
- literation10
- notational10
- rotational10
- toleration10
- alienator9
- alternant9
- annotator9
- antialien9
- interloan9
- iteration9
- itinerant9
- lineation9
- natrolite9
- nitration9
- rationale9
- tarnation9
- tentorial9
- tretinoin9
- triennial9
- aeration8
- alterant8
- annotate8
- anointer8
- antiarin8
- antiriot8
- attainer8
- inertial8
- internal8
- intonate8
- intranet8
- lenition8
- literati8
- natation8
- national8
- neonatal8
- nontitle8
- notarial8
- notation8
- notional8
- oriental8
- rational8
- reanoint8
- reattain8
- relation8
- rotation8
- tarletan8
- tenorini8
- tenorino8
- tentoria8
- tolerant8
- triennia8
- troilite8
- trotline8
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