ORTHOGRADE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ORTHOGRADE 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 ORTHOGRADE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOGRADE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOGRADE
No single letter turns ORTHOGRADE into another word.
How ORTHOGRADE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORTHOGRADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOGRADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOGRADE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Walking or holding the body in an upright position, as humans and some apes do.
Zoologists set orthograde posture against pronograde, the horizontal stance of most four-legged animals. The distinction matters when discussing how apes climb and how humans came to walk on two legs.
How ORTHOGRADE is used
A technical term in primatology and anatomy, orthograde describes posture rather than speed.
- Gibbons are largely orthograde when they hang from branches.
- The orthograde spine of humans carries weight differently from a horse.
- Scientists debate when an orthograde posture first appeared.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOGRADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOGRADE
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Common questions about ORTHOGRADE
- Is ORTHOGRADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOGRADE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOGRADE worth?
- ORTHOGRADE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOGRADE mean?
- Walking or holding the body in an upright position, as humans and some apes do.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOGRADE?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOGRADE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORTHOGRADE:
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