ORTHOEPIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORTHOEPIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTHOEPIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOEPIST is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOEPIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orthoepistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORTHOEPIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORTHOEPIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOEPIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOEPIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who studies or is expert in the correct pronunciation of words.
An orthoepist might compile a pronunciation guide or argue over how a word ought to sound. The label was especially common among eighteenth-century scholars who wished to fix standard speech.
How ORTHOEPIST is used
Rare and learned, an orthoepist is mentioned mainly in the history of language and in dictionaries.
- The orthoepist insisted the word be stressed on the second syllable.
- An eighteenth-century orthoepist published rules for polite speech.
- Broadcasters sometimes consult an orthoepist about foreign names.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOEPIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORTHOEPIST
1 longer words begin with ORTHOEPIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOEPIST
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Common questions about ORTHOEPIST
- Is ORTHOEPIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOEPIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOEPIST worth?
- ORTHOEPIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOEPIST mean?
- A person who studies or is expert in the correct pronunciation of words.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOEPIST?
- ORTHOEPIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORTHOEPIST:
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