ORTHOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ORTHOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORTHOSIS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOSIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOSIS
No single letter turns ORTHOSIS into another word.
How ORTHOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ORTHOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORTHOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A brace or support worn to correct or protect a part of the body.
An orthosis may be a splint for a wrist, a shoe insert or a spinal brace. It differs from a prosthesis, which replaces a missing limb. Specialists measure and fit each orthosis to the patient.
How ORTHOSIS is used
Used in medicine and rehabilitation.
- The therapist fitted an orthosis for her knee.
- A custom orthosis eased the pain in his foot.
- Children may wear an orthosis while their bones grow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORTHOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOSIS
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Common questions about ORTHOSIS
- Is ORTHOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOSIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOSIS worth?
- ORTHOSIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORTHOSIS mean?
- A brace or support worn to correct or protect a part of the body.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ORTHOSIS:
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