ORTHOSTICHIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORTHOSTICHIES 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ORTHOSTICHIES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOSTICHIES is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOSTICHIES
No single letter turns ORTHOSTICHIES into another word.
How ORTHOSTICHIES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ORTHOSTICHIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOSTICHIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOSTICHIES
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Common questions about ORTHOSTICHIES
- Is ORTHOSTICHIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOSTICHIES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOSTICHIES worth?
- ORTHOSTICHIES is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOSTICHIES?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOSTICHIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ORTHOSTICHIES:
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