Is ORTHICON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORTHICON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORTHICON mean?
- noun
a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (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 ORTHICON
Single letters that turn ORTHICON into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ORTHICON
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chorion12
- torchon12
- chiton11
- cohort11
- rhotic11
- thoric11
- hornito10
- chino10
- chiro10
- choir10
- ichor10
- notch10
- rotch10
- torch10
- thoron9
- chin9
- chit9
- chon9
- coho9
- inch9
- itch9
- rich9
- citron8
- cortin8
- croton8
- octroi8
- honor8
- north8
- ortho8
- rhino8
- thorn8
- thoro8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- conto7
- croon7
- ontic7
- orcin7
- tonic7
- toric7
- hint7
- hoot7
- horn7
- thin7
- thio7
- thir7
- thro7
- cion6
- coin6
- coir6
- coni6
- coon6
- coot6
- corn6
- crit6
- icon6
- otic6
- toco6
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