ORTHOPTERIST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ORTHOPTERIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTHOPTERIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOPTERIST is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOPTERIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orthopteristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORTHOPTERIST scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ORTHOPTERIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOPTERIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOPTERIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A scientist who studies grasshoppers, crickets and related insects.
An orthopterist usually works in entomology, tracking species that sing, jump or swarm. Pest managers may consult an orthopterist when locusts threaten crops. The word orthopterist comes from the insect order Orthoptera.
How ORTHOPTERIST is used
Orthopterist is a specialist term in zoology for a student of crickets, grasshoppers and locusts.
- The orthopterist recorded the calls of a rare cricket.
- An orthopterist joined the survey of the meadow.
- She trained as an orthopterist at the museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOPTERIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORTHOPTERIST
1 longer words begin with ORTHOPTERIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOPTERIST
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Common questions about ORTHOPTERIST
- Is ORTHOPTERIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOPTERIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOPTERIST worth?
- ORTHOPTERIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOPTERIST mean?
- A scientist who studies grasshoppers, crickets and related insects.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOPTERIST?
- ORTHOPTERIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ORTHOPTERIST:
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