ORTHOPAEDICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORTHOPAEDICAL 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORTHOPAEDICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOPAEDICAL is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOPAEDICAL
No single letter turns ORTHOPAEDICAL into another word.
How ORTHOPAEDICAL scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ORTHOPAEDICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOPAEDICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ORTHOPAEDICAL
1 longer words begin with ORTHOPAEDICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOPAEDICAL
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Common questions about ORTHOPAEDICAL
- Is ORTHOPAEDICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORTHOPAEDICAL is not in it.
- How many points is ORTHOPAEDICAL worth?
- ORTHOPAEDICAL is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOPAEDICAL?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOPAEDICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ORTHOPAEDICAL:
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