ORNITHOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ORNITHOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORNITHOSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORNITHOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORNITHOSIS
No single letter turns ORNITHOSIS into another word.
How ORNITHOSIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORNITHOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORNITHOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORNITHOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An infectious disease of birds, caused by a bacterium, that can pass to people and cause a form of pneumonia.
Ornithosis is closely related to parrot fever and spreads through dust from the droppings of infected birds. Poultry workers and pigeon keepers are among those most likely to catch it.
How ORNITHOSIS is used
Used in medical and veterinary writing, where ornithosis names the illness caught from birds other than parrots.
- The vet warned the breeder about ornithosis in the flock.
- He caught ornithosis after cleaning an infected aviary.
- Antibiotics are the usual treatment for ornithosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORNITHOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORNITHOSIS
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Common questions about ORNITHOSIS
- Is ORNITHOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORNITHOSIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORNITHOSIS worth?
- ORNITHOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORNITHOSIS mean?
- An infectious disease of birds, caused by a bacterium, that can pass to people and cause a form of pneumonia.
- What letters can be added to ORNITHOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ORNITHOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORNITHOSIS:
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