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Yes, orphan is playable

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Found in the following dictionaries

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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Orphan" Definition

noun

A child who has been deprived of parental care and has not been adopted.
A child whose parents are dead.
A line of type beginning a new paragraph at the bottom of a column or page.
A short line of type at the bottom of a paragraph, column, or page; a widow.
A young animal without a mother.

verb

To cause to become an orphan.

adjective

Deprived of parents.
Intended for orphans: an orphan home.
Lacking support, supervision, or care.

verb-transitive

To deprive (a child or young animal) of a parent or parents.

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