ORTHOSCOPES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORTHOSCOPES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORTHOSCOPES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOSCOPES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOSCOPES
No single letter turns ORTHOSCOPES into another word.
How ORTHOSCOPES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORTHOSCOPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOSCOPES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOSCOPES
Showing 40 of 699. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ORTHOSCOPES
- Is ORTHOSCOPES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORTHOSCOPES is not in it.
- How many points is ORTHOSCOPES worth?
- ORTHOSCOPES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOSCOPES?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOSCOPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORTHOSCOPES:
Open ORTHOSCOPES in the Word Finder