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Orphan

/ˈɔːfən/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Orphan

noun

  1. A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
  2. A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
  3. A young animal with no mother.
  4. Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
  5. A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

verb

  1. To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)

    "What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"

  2. To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

    "Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."

adjective

  1. Deprived of parents (also orphaned).

    "She is an orphan child."

  2. (by extension) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.

    "With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program."

Anagrams of Orphan

No exact anagrams found for "orphan". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "orphan" and rearranging:

+aanaphor
+lalphorn
+oharpoon
+sorphans
Related Word Patterns
OR...Words starting with "or"...ANWords ending with "an"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "orphan"
Letter Values
o1
r1
p3
h4
a1
n1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Orphan
abecedarianabelianacademicianacanthocephalanacaridanacousticianactinianadmanadwomanaeolianaeonianaesthetician
Related 6-Letter Words
oafishoakieroakumsoaringoatersobeahsobeliaobelusobentoobeyedobeyerobiismobjectobjetsoblast

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Orphan"

Orphan is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Orphan" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "orphan" is a medium-scoring word.