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orifice

/ˈɒɹɪfɪs/•noun

Orifice can refer to an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ICE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ORIFICE” Mean?

/ˈɒɹɪfɪs/

orifice has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

“the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart”

Synonyms

opening porta

Synonyms for ORIFICE

opening porta

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word orifice with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

O, R, I, F, I, C, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for orifice.

ORIFICE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with O and ends with E.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 57%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDCEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using orifice in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ORIFICE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ORIFICE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ORIFICE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ORIFICE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside orifice.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDCEF

CV Pattern

VCVCVCV

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

OR, RI, IF, FI, IC, CE

Trigrams

ORI, RIF, IFI, FIC, ICE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for orifice.

ORIFICE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with O and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.