Is DIVERTICULOSIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIVERTICULOSIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIVERTICULOSIS mean?
- noun
presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
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) + O (1) + S (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 DIVERTICULOSIS
DIVERTICULOSIS 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 DIVERTICULOSIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- declivitous17
- recidivists17
- vicissitude17
- discursive16
- dustcovers16
- recidivist16
- civilised15
- coverlids15
- discovers15
- discovert15
- dustcover15
- viricides15
- virucides15
- solicitudes14
- civilises14
- scurviest14
- verticils14
- victories14
- virtuosic14
- vitriolic14
- codrives14
- coverlid14
- discover14
- divorces14
- ovicides14
- oviducts14
- verdicts14
- viricide14
- virucide14
- curiosities13
- clitorides13
- courtsides13
- disclosure13
- docilities13
- lucidities13
- solicitude13
- dissolver13
- outdrives13
- viduities13
- virilised13
- virusoids13
- vitrioled13
- civilise13
- culverts13
- cursives13
- curviest13
- cutovers13
- evictors13
- overcuts13
- scurvies13
- veristic13
- verticil13
- victress13
- vortices13
- cervids13
- codrive13
- corvids13
- divorce13
- ovicide13
- oviduct13
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