Is DIVERTICULITIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIVERTICULITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIVERTICULITIS mean?
- noun
inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 20 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 DIVERTICULITIS
DIVERTICULITIS 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 DIVERTICULITIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recidivist16
- civilities15
- civilised15
- viricides15
- virucides15
- ductilities14
- lividities14
- viridities14
- verticils14
- verdicts14
- viricide14
- virucide14
- lucidities13
- virilities13
- viduities13
- virilised13
- civilise13
- culverts13
- curviest13
- veristic13
- verticil13
- cervids13
- scrived13
- verdict13
- veridic13
- crudities12
- diuretics12
- ridicules12
- sideritic12
- dilutive12
- clivers12
- culvers12
- culvert12
- cursive12
- curvets12
- uveitic12
- vitrics12
- cervid12
- curved12
- viscid12
- tricities11
- crudites11
- cuittled11
- curdiest11
- curtsied11
- destruct11
- dictiest11
- district11
- diuretic11
- lucidest11
- ridicule11
- rivulets11
- scuttled11
- silicide11
- virilise11
- diverts11
- divulse11
- drivels11
- strived11
- visited11
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