Is ORCHITIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORCHITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORCHITIS mean?
- noun
inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
O (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ORCHITIS
ORCHITIS 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.
Anagrams of ORCHITIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ORCHITIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- historic13
- ostrich12
- chiros11
- choirs11
- ichors11
- orchis11
- rhotic11
- thoric11
- chiro10
- chits10
- choir10
- ichor10
- rotch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- torch10
- soritic9
- chis9
- chit9
- cosh9
- ichs9
- itch9
- rich9
- torics8
- hoist8
- horst8
- rishi8
- roshi8
- shirt8
- short8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- coirs7
- crits7
- stoic7
- torcs7
- toric7
- hist7
- hits7
- host7
- hots7
- rhos7
- shit7
- shot7
- shri7
- sith7
- soth7
- thio7
- thir7
- this7
- thro7
- tosh7
- cist6
- coir6
- cors6
- cost6
- cots6
- cris6
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