ORTHOPNOEA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORTHOPNOEA 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORTHOPNOEA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOPNOEA is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOPNOEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orthopnoeasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORTHOPNOEA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ORTHOPNOEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOPNOEA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORTHOPNOEA
- ORTHOPNOEA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ORTHOPNOEA
1 longer words begin with ORTHOPNOEA.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOPNOEA
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Common questions about ORTHOPNOEA
- Is ORTHOPNOEA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORTHOPNOEA is not in it.
- How many points is ORTHOPNOEA worth?
- ORTHOPNOEA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOPNOEA?
- ORTHOPNOEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ORTHOPNOEA:
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