Orchis

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of terrestrial orchids bearing fleshy tubers and upright clusters of flowers, found across temperate regions.

“A colony of orchis grew undisturbed in the chalky meadow.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

or·chis

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Synonyms

testistesticleball ballockbollocknutegg

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -IS and contains CH, starts with OR making the opening straightforward to guess

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, H and C each score 4 making this a good play when those tiles are available

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Anagrams of Orchis

Words that use exactly the same letters as “orchis”.

choirs ichors

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “orchis” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

orchid orchil

Words you can make from Orchis

Shorter words formed from the letters in “orchis”.

chiro choir chris coirs crois ichor roshi siroc chis coir cosh cris croh hiro hors icho ichs iocs rhos rich rocs sori

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “orchis”.

chrisom cornish heroics

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