Is SHIGELLOSIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIGELLOSIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIGELLOSIS mean?
- noun
an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + 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 SHIGELLOSIS
SHIGELLOSIS 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 SHIGELLOSIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ghillies12
- sighless12
- ghillie11
- sleighs11
- hilloes10
- hissies10
- hollies10
- isohels10
- sloshes10
- shogis10
- sleigh10
- glossies9
- helios9
- hellos9
- hillos9
- hisses9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hosels9
- hosses9
- isohel9
- shells9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shills9
- shogi9
- shogs9
- sighs9
- soilless8
- gillies8
- glioses8
- gliosis8
- glisses8
- glosses8
- heils8
- helio8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- hillo8
- hills8
- hoise8
- holes8
- hosel8
- hoses8
- shell8
- sheol8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- shoes8
- slosh8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- hogs8
- shog8
- sigh8
- sillies7
- gillie7
- glisse7
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