Is ORNITHOPODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORNITHOPODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORNITHOPODS mean?
Ornithopods is a form of ORNITHOPOD.
- noun
bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 ORNITHOPODS
ORNITHOPODS 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 ORNITHOPODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ornithopod16
- donorship15
- iodophors15
- phoronids15
- rhodopsin15
- strophoid15
- dropshot14
- iodophor14
- phoronid14
- photinos13
- donship13
- dishonor12
- photino12
- photons12
- poorish12
- doorpost11
- doorstop11
- hornitos11
- dhootis11
- dronish11
- hotrods11
- sonhood11
- phonos11
- photon11
- photos11
- pithos11
- pothos11
- siphon11
- thorps11
- thrips11
- portions10
- positron10
- sorption10
- disport10
- hornist10
- hornito10
- sporoid10
- thorons10
- torpids10
- tripods10
- dhooti10
- dhotis10
- hotrod10
- thirds10
- hoops10
- phono10
- phons10
- photo10
- phots10
- piths10
- poohs10
- thorp10
- thrip10
- tophi10
- tophs10
- options9
- portion9
- potions9
- protons9
- tropins9
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