orbit
NOUNVERB
/ɔrbɪt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
orbit is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1R1B3I1T1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does orbit mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.
“he plotted the orbit of the moon”
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2
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.
“in the political orbit of a world power”
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A particular environment or walk of life.
“he's out of my orbit”
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4
The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball.
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The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom.
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Move in an orbit.
“The moon orbits around the Earth”
“The planets are orbiting the sun”
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