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Is orfray a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word orfray is a Scrabble US word. The word orfray is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

O1R1F4R1A1Y4

Is orfray a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word orfray is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

O1R1F4R1A1Y4

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O1R1F4R1A1Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

FORRAY,ORFRAY,

5-letter words (4 found)

FARRO,FORAY,FRORY,ROARY,

4-letter words (10 found)

AFRO,FARO,FORA,FRAY,OARY,OFAY,ORRA,ROAR,RORY,YARR,

3-letter words (16 found)

ARF,ARY,FAR,FAY,FOR,FOY,FRA,FRO,FRY,OAF,OAR,ORA,ORF,RAY,RYA,YAR,

2-letter words (9 found)

AR,AY,FA,FY,OF,OR,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 41 words from orfray according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of orfray

orfray

Etymology

From French orfraie. Compare osprey, ossifrage.

Noun

orfray (plural orfrays)

  1. (obsolete) The osprey.
  2. Alternative spelling of orphrey

Anagrams

  • forray

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • orfrei, orefreys, orfreis, orfreys, orfrays, orphray, offrey, orfrey, orfree, orffray

Etymology

From Middle French orfrais, orfreis, orfrois, and other forms, from Late Latin aurifrasium, aurifrisium, and other forms, from Latin aurum Phrygium (“gold embroidery”, literally “Phrygian gold”). In Middle English, the final -s was often reinterpreted as a plural ending.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔrˈfræi̯(s)/, /ˈɔrfræi̯(s)/, /ˈɔrfriː/

Noun

orfray (plural orfrays)

  1. Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread.
  2. A piece of fabric) adorned with such embroidery.
  3. Fine embroidered decoration, especially a border or fringe composed of such embroidery.

Descendants

  • English: orphrey, orfrey, orphray

References

  • “orfrei, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-15.

Source: wiktionary.org