Is ORNITHOLOGICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORNITHOLOGICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORNITHOLOGICAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to ornithology
“her ornithological interests”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (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 ORNITHOLOGICAL
ORNITHOLOGICAL 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 ORNITHOLOGICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ornithologic18
- granolithic17
- horological17
- charioting16
- lithologic16
- chortling15
- horologic15
- longcloth15
- trachling15
- colligation14
- ontological14
- orthogonal14
- antichlor14
- loincloth14
- trichinal14
- chairing14
- charting14
- chilling14
- chitling14
- choiring14
- clothing14
- latching14
- lichting14
- oligarch14
- roaching14
- torching14
- otological13
- granolith13
- hallooing13
- hilloaing13
- holloaing13
- hollooing13
- thralling13
- thrilling13
- acrolith13
- anorthic13
- oilcloth13
- oolichan13
- orchilla13
- ornithic13
- orthicon13
- trichina13
- trochili13
- arching13
- cathing13
- chagrin13
- charing13
- choragi13
- choring13
- gnathic13
- itching13
- ochring13
- coloration12
- articling12
- carolling12
- cigarillo12
- collaring12
- collating12
- ontologic12
- oological12
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