ODONTOLOGIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. ODONTOLOGIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ODONTOLOGIST?

Word power: 29 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ODONTOLOGIST is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ODONTOLOGIST

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ODONTOLOGIST scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in ODONTOLOGIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ODONTOLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ODONTOLOGIST

• The letter O appears four times in ODONTOLOGIST.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ODONTOLOGIST

1 longer words begin with ODONTOLOGIST.

Shorter words from the letters in ODONTOLOGIST

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Common questions about ODONTOLOGIST

Is ODONTOLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODONTOLOGIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ODONTOLOGIST worth?

ODONTOLOGIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ODONTOLOGIST?

ODONTOLOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.