12-Letter Words Starting With ORI
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With ORI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With ORI 11 words
How common is ORI at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 twelve-letter words that start with ORI. They average 15.1 points, the best is ORIENTALIZED (22 points) and 72.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.1
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 9%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 72.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 72.7%
- d 18.2%
- g 9.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie81.8%
- io18.2%
- ee9.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with ORI
o 1r 1i 1e 1n 1t 1a 1l 1i 1z 10e 1d 2
O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
orientalized
Form of orientalize
- verbmake oriental in character“orientalize your garden”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with ORI are there?
There are 11 twelve-letter words that start with ORI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with ORI?
ORIENTALIZED is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ORIENTALIZES (21), ORICHALCEOUS (19), ORISMOLOGIES (15).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with ORI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ORIENTALIZED (22), ORIENTALIZES (21), ORICHALCEOUS (19), ORISMOLOGIES (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.