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
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 14
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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