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Orphans

o 1r 1p 3h 4a 1n 1s 1

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noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of orphan

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does orphans mean?

noun

  1. a child who has lost both parents

  2. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision

  3. the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column

  4. a young animal without a mother

verb

  1. deprive of parents

Definitions shown for orphan, the base form of orphans.

Is ORPHANS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ORPHANS worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
o 1r 1p 3h 4a 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
o 1r 1p 4h 3a 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
o 1r 1p 4h 4a 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
o 1r 1p 3h 3a 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ORPHANS

Words that end like ORPHANS

Common words that share the ending -ANS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

humansorganssloganssultanssuntanstartanstoucansturbansdustpanspaganspecanssedansunmansplansvansscansbanscansfansmansartisanscaravanspelicansveterans
All words ending in -ANS

Orphans: quick answers

Is ORPHANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ORPHANS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ORPHANS worth?
ORPHANS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does orphans mean?
orphans is the plural and third-person singular form of orphan, which means “a child who has lost both parents”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ORPHANS?
You can make 146 shorter words from ORPHANS, such as ORPHAN, PHAROS, PHASOR, HARPS. See the full list.