Is OSTEOMYELITIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTEOMYELITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSTEOMYELITIS mean?
- noun
an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + O (1) + M (3) + Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 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 OSTEOMYELITIS
OSTEOMYELITIS 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 OSTEOMYELITIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- myelitises15
- ileostomy14
- motleyest14
- stylitism14
- ileostomies13
- lysosome13
- misstyle13
- motility13
- myelites13
- myelitis13
- myositis13
- myosotes13
- myosotis13
- mistletoes12
- messily12
- mistily12
- moistly12
- mooleys12
- motleys12
- myosote12
- smileys12
- stymies12
- mistitles11
- mistletoe11
- timeliest11
- otiosely11
- otiosity11
- stylites11
- limeys11
- meetly11
- moiety11
- mooley11
- moseys11
- mostly11
- motley11
- myoses11
- myosis11
- mysost11
- ostomy11
- seemly11
- slimsy11
- smiley11
- stymie11
- system11
- timely11
- elitisms10
- itemises10
- meltiest10
- miltiest10
- mistiest10
- mistitle10
- moieties10
- moistest10
- motliest10
- ostomies10
- semitist10
- slimiest10
- smiliest10
- timeless10
- toilsome10
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