Is TONSILLITISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TONSILLITISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TONSILLITISES mean?
Tonsillitises is a form of TONSILLITIS.
- noun
inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TONSILLITISES
TONSILLITISES 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 TONSILLITISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tonsillitis11
- siltstones10
- niellists9
- silliness9
- siltstone9
- stilliest9
- stillness9
- stillsons9
- elisions8
- elitists8
- inosites8
- instills8
- intitles8
- isolines8
- lintiest8
- lintless8
- lionises8
- listless8
- lostness8
- niellist8
- noisiest8
- oiliness8
- osteitis8
- otitises8
- silliest8
- siltiest8
- slitless8
- soilless8
- sonsiest8
- stenosis8
- stetsons8
- stillest8
- stillson8
- stollens8
- stoniest8
- tillites8
- tintless8
- elision7
- elitist7
- enlists7
- entoils7
- essoins7
- ileitis7
- illites7
- illness7
- inosite7
- insists7
- insoles7
- instill7
- instils7
- intitle7
- iolites7
- ionises7
- isoline7
- lentils7
- lesions7
- lessons7
- liniest7
- lintels7
- lintols7
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