ORTHOSTICHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORTHOSTICHY 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
o1r1t1h4o1s1t1i1c3h4y4
Depends on the listORTHOSTICHY · 11 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ORTHOSTICHY?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful ORTHOSTICHY is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORTHOSTICHY
No single letter turns ORTHOSTICHY into another word.
How ORTHOSTICHY scores
Scrabble o1r1t1h4o1s1t1i1c3h4y4 22
Words with Friends o1r1t1h3o1s1t1i1c4h3y3 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORTHOSTICHY, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORTHOSTICHY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ORTHOSTICHY
orthotics14 orthotic13 torosity11 ichthys18 christy15 shritch15 history13 hotshot13 hottish13 thirsty13 thristy13 chorist12 cohorts12 isochor12 ostrich12 otocyst12 octrois9 stricto9 tricots9 risotto7 hitchy17 chitty14 choosy14 cohosh14 coyish14 hootch14 shtchi14 titchy14 torchy14 hostry12 shirty12 shitty12 shorty12 stithy12 thirty12 thyrsi12 toothy12 toyish12 yirths12 chiros11
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Common questions about ORTHOSTICHY
- Is ORTHOSTICHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORTHOSTICHY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORTHOSTICHY worth?
- ORTHOSTICHY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORTHOSTICHY?
- No single letter can be added to ORTHOSTICHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORTHOSTICHY:
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