Is APPENDECTOMIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPENDECTOMIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPENDECTOMIES mean?
Appendectomies is a form of APPENDECTOMY.
- noun
surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
14
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 APPENDECTOMIES
APPENDECTOMIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from APPENDECTOMIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decompensate19
- compensated18
- appetencies17
- appendices17
- impedances17
- nematocides16
- appetences16
- compensate16
- episcopate16
- escapement16
- impotences16
- peacetimes16
- companied16
- compendia16
- impedance16
- mindscape16
- pandemics16
- ademptions15
- centipedes15
- deceptions15
- macedoines15
- nematocide15
- pepsinated15
- appetence15
- campesino15
- companies15
- copemates15
- impotence15
- peacetime15
- coempted15
- compends15
- competed15
- encamped15
- impacted15
- midspace15
- pandemic15
- appointees14
- ademption14
- appointed14
- caponised14
- captioned14
- centipede14
- comedians14
- deception14
- decimates14
- demoniacs14
- dopamines14
- impastoed14
- inspected14
- macedoine14
- medicants14
- medicates14
- pediments14
- peponidas14
- peptidase14
- piedmonts14
- speciated14
- standpipe14
- apomicts14
- campiest14
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