Is APPENDICECTOMY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPENDICECTOMY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 28 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPENDICECTOMY mean?
- noun
surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
28
Scrabble
33
Words With Friends
14
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + M (3) + Y (4) = 28 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 APPENDICECTOMY
APPENDICECTOMY 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 APPENDICECTOMY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- appendectomy24
- competency21
- appetency18
- compacted18
- copayment18
- icecapped18
- impotency18
- adipocyte17
- endocytic17
- impeccant17
- incompact17
- mendacity17
- coppiced17
- ecotypic17
- eponymic17
- pycnotic17
- tympanic17
- companied16
- compendia16
- impedance16
- copyedit16
- ependyma16
- caconym16
- company16
- copycat16
- mycotic16
- pyaemic16
- nematocide15
- impotence15
- accepted15
- codpiece15
- coempted15
- competed15
- cyanotic15
- encamped15
- impacted15
- pandemic15
- cadency15
- compact15
- coppice15
- decency15
- diptyca15
- dynamic15
- mediacy15
- popeyed15
- maypop15
- myopic15
- pyemic15
- ademption14
- anecdotic14
- appointed14
- captioned14
- coenacted14
- conceited14
- deception14
- macedoine14
- concepti14
- copemate14
- dynamite14
- panoptic14
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