Is ORTHOGONALITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORTHOGONALITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORTHOGONALITY mean?
- noun
the relation of opposition between things at right angles
- noun
the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + G (2) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 ORTHOGONALITY
ORTHOGONALITY 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 ORTHOGONALITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ornithology18
- anthology16
- hooraying16
- rhinology16
- throatily15
- horology15
- orthogonal14
- thornily14
- toothily14
- nightly14
- nylghai14
- rightly14
- tightly14
- tything14
- granolith13
- throating13
- aliyoth13
- hoarily13
- hornily13
- thionyl13
- throaty13
- hangry13
- haying13
- nighty13
- righty13
- thingy13
- thongy13
- thorntail12
- triathlon12
- antilogy12
- gyration12
- hooligan12
- loathing12
- longhair12
- oinology12
- ontology12
- toothing12
- trothing12
- hooray12
- hyalin12
- linhay12
- rhyton12
- thinly12
- thirty12
- thorny12
- toothy12
- hoagy12
- hying12
- horntail11
- lothario11
- tonality11
- agoroth11
- alright11
- angrily11
- goliath11
- haloing11
- halting11
- hatting11
- hooting11
- hotting11
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