Is ORTHOGENESES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORTHOGENESES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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.
Definition
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See the definition of OrthogenesesHooks for ORTHOGENESES
ORTHOGENESES 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 ORTHOGENESES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heteroses12
- otherness12
- shoetrees12
- greenths12
- hognoses12
- oestrogens11
- orogeneses11
- ethnoses11
- honester11
- honorees11
- orthoses11
- reshoots11
- senhores11
- sheerest11
- sheeters11
- sheroots11
- shoetree11
- shooters11
- shortens11
- soothers11
- toeshoes11
- gorhens11
- greenth11
- hognose11
- sorghos11
- throngs11
- estrogens10
- oestrogen10
- oogeneses10
- ethenes10
- ethoses10
- heteros10
- honoree10
- hooters10
- hornets10
- horstes10
- hotness10
- noshers10
- onshore10
- reshoes10
- reshone10
- reshoot10
- seethes10
- senhors10
- sheeter10
- sheroes10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shorten10
- soother10
- soothes10
- thereon10
- thorons10
- thrones10
- toeshoe10
- ghosts10
- gorhen10
- henges10
- sorgho10
- thegns10
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