Is IONTOPHORESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IONTOPHORESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IONTOPHORESIS mean?
- noun
therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 18 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 IONTOPHORESIS
IONTOPHORESIS 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 IONTOPHORESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ionophores15
- hoopsters14
- ionophore14
- isophotes14
- nephritis14
- nephrosis14
- phrenitis14
- pithiness14
- prothesis14
- storeship14
- positioners13
- repositions13
- ornithoses13
- ornithosis13
- hipsters13
- hoopster13
- hotpress13
- isophote13
- phoniest13
- photinos13
- pothoses13
- rosehips13
- strophes13
- trophies13
- isotropies12
- porosities12
- positioner12
- reposition12
- histories12
- hipness12
- hipster12
- hoopers12
- hoopoes12
- ophites12
- phoners12
- phonier12
- phonies12
- photino12
- photons12
- pishers12
- pithier12
- poorish12
- poshest12
- pothers12
- reships12
- rosehip12
- siphons12
- sonship12
- sophies12
- sophist12
- strophe12
- thorpes12
- inotropes11
- isotopies11
- poisoners11
- positions11
- positrons11
- snoopiest11
- sorptions11
- spiritoso11
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