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Is ordain a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ordain is a Scrabble US word. The word ordain is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

O1R1D2A1I1N1

Is ordain a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ordain is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

O1R1D2A1I1N1

Is ordain a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ordain is a Words With Friends word. The word ordain is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1R1D2A1I1N2

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6-letter words (3 found)

DONAIR,INROAD,ORDAIN,

5-letter words (12 found)

ADORN,ANDRO,AROID,DANIO,DINAR,DRAIN,NADIR,NIDOR,NORIA,RADIO,RADON,RANID,

4-letter words (24 found)

AIRN,ARID,DARI,DARN,DINO,DONA,INRO,IRON,NAOI,NARD,NODI,NOIR,NORI,ORAD,RAID,RAIN,RAND,RANI,RIAD,RIND,ROAD,ROAN,ROID,ROIN,

3-letter words (26 found)

ADO,AID,AIN,AIR,AND,ANI,ARD,DAN,DIN,DON,DOR,ION,NID,NOD,NOR,OAR,ODA,ORA,ORD,RAD,RAI,RAN,RIA,RID,RIN,ROD,

2-letter words (16 found)

AD,AI,AN,AR,DA,DI,DO,ID,IN,IO,NA,NO,OD,OI,ON,OR,

You can make 81 words from ordain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ordain

ordain

Etymology

From Middle English ordeynen, from Old French ordiner, from Latin ordinare (“to order”), from ordo (“order”). Doublet of ordinate.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹˈdeɪn/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈdeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Hyphenation: or‧dain

Verb

ordain (third-person singular simple present ordains, present participle ordaining, simple past and past participle ordained)

  1. To prearrange unalterably.
  2. To decree.
  3. (religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.
  4. To predestine.

Synonyms

  • foresay

Derived terms

  • ordainment
  • preordain

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Translations

See also

  • ordination

Further reading

  • “ordain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “ordain”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “ordain”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Ardoin, Dorian, NORAID, Orinda, Rodina, donair, draino, inroad, radion, ranoid

Source: wiktionary.org