Is “Orle” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ORLE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Orle

/ɔːl/

noun
  1. 1.A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge

    1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

  2. 2.The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse

  3. 3.A fillet under the ovolo of a capital

Synonyms: torse, wreath