Is ORNITHOLOGISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORNITHOLOGISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORNITHOLOGISTS mean?
Ornithologists is a form of ORNITHOLOGIST.
- noun
a zoologist who studies birds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
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) + S (1) + T (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 ORNITHOLOGISTS
ORNITHOLOGISTS 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 ORNITHOLOGISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ornithologist17
- shortlisting16
- histologist15
- horologists15
- horologist14
- ornithosis13
- trilithons13
- rightists13
- shirtings13
- shootings13
- slingshot13
- strongish13
- thirsting13
- trithings13
- ontologists12
- shortlist12
- trilithon12
- hirsling12
- hoisting12
- insights12
- lithoing12
- oiltight12
- rightist12
- shirting12
- shitting12
- shooling12
- shooting12
- shorings12
- shorting12
- shotting12
- sloshing12
- soothing12
- thirling12
- tithings12
- tonights12
- toothing12
- trithing12
- trothing12
- nosologist11
- ontologist11
- orologists11
- otologists11
- sinologist11
- hornists11
- hornitos11
- orthosis11
- otoliths11
- shitlist11
- shootist11
- triliths11
- girlish11
- hilting11
- hissing11
- histing11
- hitting11
- hoising11
- hooting11
- horsing11
- hosting11
- hotting11
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