Is APPENDICITIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPENDICITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPENDICITIS mean?
- noun
inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 19 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 APPENDICITIS
APPENDICITIS 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 APPENDICITIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peptidic15
- standpipe14
- dieticians13
- epinastic13
- pianistic13
- sincipita13
- dippiest13
- pandects13
- pedantic13
- spicated13
- peptics13
- capped13
- acidities12
- actinides12
- andesitic12
- dietician12
- indicates12
- incipits12
- nappiest12
- nippiest12
- piscinae12
- appends12
- depicts12
- discept12
- endcaps12
- pandect12
- peptids12
- snapped12
- snipped12
- peptic12
- actinide11
- ctenidia11
- danciest11
- depaints11
- distance11
- indicate11
- indicias11
- sciaenid11
- aseptic11
- catnips11
- episcia11
- incepts11
- incipit11
- inscape11
- inspect11
- nappies11
- paciest11
- pectins11
- pepitas11
- petnaps11
- picante11
- pinesap11
- pipiest11
- piscina11
- piscine11
- snippet11
- spicate11
- adipic11
- append11
- capsid11
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