Is PSITTACOSIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PSITTACOSIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PSITTACOSIS mean?
- noun
infectious disease of birds
- noun
an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 15 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 PSITTACOSIS
PSITTACOSIS 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 PSITTACOSIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- opticists13
- pastitsios12
- opticist12
- potassic12
- spastics12
- isostatic11
- pastitsio11
- pastitsos11
- psoatic11
- spastic11
- tipcats11
- coassist10
- pastitso10
- aspics10
- atopic10
- capots10
- coapts10
- optics10
- picots10
- piscos10
- ptotic10
- spicas10
- tipcat10
- topics10
- scotias9
- statics9
- aspic9
- capos9
- capot9
- coapt9
- optic9
- pacts9
- picas9
- picot9
- pisco9
- scopa9
- scops9
- spica9
- topic9
- ascots8
- attics8
- cassis8
- coasts8
- coatis8
- cottas8
- otitic8
- pastis8
- patios8
- patois8
- pitots8
- pittas8
- posits8
- ptosis8
- scatts8
- scotia8
- spaits8
- static8
- stoics8
- capo8
- caps8
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