orange: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with O · ends with E
Meaning of orange
noun
- countable
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
- countable
Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
- countable
Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree. Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.
- uncountable
The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
Listed forms: oranges, aurange, oreche, orenche, orendge, oreng, oringe, orrendge.
Source: Wiktionary — orange.
adj
Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
Listed forms: oranger, orangest, aurange, oreche, orenche, orendge, oreng, oringe.
Source: Wiktionary — orange.
verb
- transitive
To colour orange.
- intransitive
To become orange.
Listed forms: oranges, oranging, oranged, aurange, oreche, orenche, orendge.
Source: Wiktionary — orange.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for orange.
adjective
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
noun
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow
noun
any citrus tree bearing oranges
- orange tree
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is orange in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of orange
O(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of orange
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from orange
67 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in orange. Showing up to 24, longest first.