ORTHOPEDIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ORTHOPEDIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTHOPEDIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOPEDIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOPEDIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orthopedicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORTHOPEDIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORTHOPEDIC, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOPEDIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOPEDIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalNorth American
Relating to the treatment of bones, joints and muscles, particularly the correction of deformities and injuries.
An orthopedic surgeon may repair a broken hip or replace a worn knee. Products such as orthopedic shoes and mattresses borrow the word to suggest support for the skeleton.
How ORTHOPEDIC is used
The usual American spelling; used in medicine and in product descriptions.
- She wore an orthopedic brace for six weeks.
- The clinic employs three orthopedic surgeons.
- He bought an orthopedic pillow to ease his neck pain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOPEDIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORTHOPEDIC
3 longer words begin with ORTHOPEDIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOPEDIC
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Common questions about ORTHOPEDIC
- Is ORTHOPEDIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOPEDIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOPEDIC worth?
- ORTHOPEDIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOPEDIC mean?
- Relating to the treatment of bones, joints and muscles, particularly the correction of deformities and injuries.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOPEDIC?
- ORTHOPEDIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORTHOPEDIC:
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