Is APOTHECIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APOTHECIA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APOTHECIA mean?
Apothecia is a form of APOTHECIUM.
- noun
a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for APOTHECIA
Single letters that turn APOTHECIA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from APOTHECIA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hepatica15
- aphetic14
- aphotic14
- chapati14
- hepatic14
- potiche14
- apache13
- cheapo13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- phatic13
- photic13
- achiote12
- chape12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- epoch12
- pacha12
- patch12
- peach12
- pitch12
- poach12
- ectopia11
- peacoat11
- tapioca11
- chaeta11
- ophite11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- chop11
- pech11
- atopic10
- capita10
- capote10
- poetic10
- toecap10
- aitch10
- cheat10
- chiao10
- ethic10
- tache10
- teach10
- theca10
- tophe10
- tophi10
- apace9
- capot9
- coapt9
- epact9
- optic9
- picot9
- topic9
- ache9
- cath9
- chai9
- chao9
- chat9
- chia9
- chit9
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