Is SPONDYLITIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPONDYLITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPONDYLITIS mean?
- noun
inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + Y (4) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SPONDYLITIS
SPONDYLITIS 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 SPONDYLITIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stylopids15
- spinosity14
- stylopid14
- pilosity13
- spindly13
- idylists12
- solidity12
- styloids12
- piosity12
- stylops12
- tipsily12
- dopily12
- ploidy12
- diplonts11
- diplosis11
- tylosins11
- idylist11
- styloid11
- pointy11
- polity11
- pylons11
- pyosis11
- pyoid11
- pinitols10
- diplont10
- lipoids10
- noisily10
- stonily10
- tylosin10
- sloyds10
- synods10
- tidily10
- pissy10
- ploys10
- polys10
- potsy10
- pyins10
- pylon10
- spiny10
- sysop10
- tipsy10
- typos10
- dopy10
- tolidins9
- isospin9
- pinitol9
- pistils9
- pistols9
- pistons9
- pontils9
- postins9
- spintos9
- splints9
- dipsos9
- lipids9
- lipoid9
- lysins9
- nosily9
- poinds9
- tinily9
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