Is ORTHOPEDIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORTHOPEDIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORTHOPEDIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to orthopedics
“orthopedic shoes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) = 18 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 ORTHOPEDIC
Single letters that turn ORTHOPEDIC 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 ORTHOPEDIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pedorthic17
- orthoepic16
- phoretic15
- chirped15
- pitched15
- pooched15
- porched15
- porticoed14
- choreoid14
- ocheroid14
- theropod14
- trochoid14
- trophied14
- pitcher14
- potiche14
- trophic14
- depictor13
- choired13
- choroid13
- ditcher13
- ochroid13
- photoed13
- torched13
- ceriph13
- cipher13
- orphic13
- photic13
- cheroot12
- coopted12
- percoid12
- picoted12
- predict12
- chider12
- chored12
- dreich12
- herdic12
- hooped12
- itched12
- ochred12
- orchid12
- pithed12
- poohed12
- rhodic12
- chirp12
- epoch12
- perch12
- pitch12
- pooch12
- porch12
- coeditor11
- dhootie11
- hoodier11
- portico11
- theroid11
- cither11
- coheir11
- cohort11
- cooped11
- copied11
- depict11
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