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Is orra a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word orra is a Scrabble US word. The word orra is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word orra is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

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4-letter words (2 found)

ORRA,ROAR,

3-letter words (2 found)

OAR,ORA,

2-letter words (2 found)

AR,OR,

You can make 6 words from orra according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of orra

orra rora orra rora rroa rroa orar roar oarr aorr raor aror orar roar oarr aorr raor aror rrao rrao raro arro raro arro

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Definitions and meaning of orra

orra

Etymology

Probably originally a reduced form of over + all.

Adjective

orra (comparative more orra, superlative most orra)

  1. (now Scotland) Superfluous; odd, unmatched, left over.
  2. (now Scotland) Of people: idle, unemployed, disreputable. [from 16th c.]

Anagrams

  • Raro, roar

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈorːɒ], [ˈoːrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: or‧ra

Etymology 1

orr (“nose”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

orra

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of orr
Declension
Derived terms
  • borsot tör az orra alá

Etymology 2

orr (“nose”) +‎ -ra (case suffix)

Noun

orra

  1. sublative singular of orr
    orra bukik ― s/he tumbles, s/he falls to the ground (literally, “s/he falls onto the nose”)
Derived terms
  • orra bukik

Irish

Pronoun

orra (emphatic orrasan)

  1. Alternative form of orthu

Italian

Verb

orra

  1. inflection of orrare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • raro

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔrˠə/

Noun

orra f (plural orrachan)

  1. amulet, enchantment
  2. a charm to effect something wonderful
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish forru. Cognates include Irish orthu and Manx orroo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔrˠə/
  • (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈɔrˠɔ/
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈɔɾhə/ (as if spelled ortha)

Pronoun

orra

  1. third-person plural of air: on them
Inflection

Mutation

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “orra”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

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