Orbit

/ˈɔː(ɹ)bɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Orbit

noun

A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.
"The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."
A sphere of influence; an area of control.
"In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."
The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.
"The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."
The bony cavity containing the eyeball; the eye socket.
A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom; area of the highest probability of electron´s occurrence around the atom's nucleus.

verb

To circle or revolve around another object.
"The Earth orbits the Sun."
To move around the general vicinity of something.
"The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets."
To place an object into an orbit around a planet.
"A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."

Anagrams of Orbit

Words You Can Make

21 words can be made from the letters in "orbit":

4-LETTER WORDS

biro bort brio brit obit riot roti tiro tori trio

3-LETTER WORDS

bio bit bot bro obi orb ort rib rob rot tor

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+sbistro orbits

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

circumambulatetag alonglaunch

ANTONYMS

deorbit

Rhyming Words

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