Is ORTHODONTISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORTHODONTISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORTHODONTISTS mean?
Orthodontists is a form of ORTHODONTIST.
- noun
a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + D (2) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + 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 ORTHODONTISTS
ORTHODONTISTS 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 ORTHODONTISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- orthodontist16
- orthotists13
- dishonors13
- orthotist12
- dishonor12
- sonhoods12
- hornists11
- hornitos11
- orthosis11
- shootist11
- dhootis11
- dronish11
- hotrods11
- sonhood11
- hornist10
- hornito10
- soonish10
- sottish10
- stonish10
- thirsts10
- thorons10
- dhooti10
- dhotis10
- hotrod10
- thirds10
- disroots9
- distorts9
- ridottos9
- hoists9
- honors9
- horsts9
- norths9
- rhinos9
- roshis9
- shirts9
- shoots9
- shorts9
- shotts9
- sooths9
- thirst9
- thorns9
- thoron9
- tonish9
- tooths9
- toroth9
- troths9
- dhoti9
- hinds9
- hoods9
- third9
- risottos8
- torsions8
- tortonis8
- disroot8
- distort8
- indoors8
- ridotto8
- sordino8
- toroids8
- hints8
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