ORTHOEPY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ORTHOEPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTHOEPY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOEPY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOEPY
No single letter turns ORTHOEPY into another word.
How ORTHOEPY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORTHOEPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOEPY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOEPY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formaltechnical
The study of correct or accepted pronunciation of words.
Orthoepy deals with how words ought to be spoken, whereas orthography deals with how they are spelled. Dictionaries that mark stress and sounds are practical works of orthoepy.
How ORTHOEPY is used
Orthoepy is a formal term in linguistics and the study of speech.
- A chapter on orthoepy explained the stress in each word.
- He studied orthoepy to improve his public speaking.
- Old textbooks of orthoepy listed approved pronunciations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOEPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOEPY
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Common questions about ORTHOEPY
- Is ORTHOEPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOEPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOEPY worth?
- ORTHOEPY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOEPY mean?
- The study of correct or accepted pronunciation of words.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOEPY?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOEPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORTHOEPY:
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