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Ortho in Scrabble and Meaning

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What does ortho mean? Is ortho a Scrabble word?

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Is ortho a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ortho is a Scrabble US word. The word ortho is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

O1R1T1H4O1

Is ortho a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ortho is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

O1R1T1H4O1

Is ortho a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ortho is a Words With Friends word. The word ortho is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1R1T1H3O1

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5-letter words (2 found)

ORTHO,THORO,

4-letter words (7 found)

HOOR,HOOT,ROOT,ROTO,THRO,TOHO,TORO,

3-letter words (13 found)

HOO,HOT,OHO,OOH,OOR,OOT,ORT,RHO,ROO,ROT,THO,TOO,TOR,

2-letter words (5 found)

HO,OH,OO,OR,TO,

You can make 27 words from ortho according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ortho

ortho

English

Etymology

Ultimately from the prefix ortho-.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.θəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹ.θoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)θəʊ
  • Hyphenation: or‧tho

Noun

ortho (countable and uncountable, plural orthos)

  1. (countable, chemistry) An isomer of a benzene derivative having two substituents adjacent on the ring.
  2. (countable, astronomy) A certain type of flat eyepiece.
  3. (countable, photography, dated) An orthochromatic plate.
  4. (countable, linguistics) Clipping of orthography.
  5. (countable, photography) Clipping of orthophoto.
  6. (uncountable, medicine) Clipping of orthopedics.

Anagrams

  • Rooth, thoro

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔr.toː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtoː
  • Hyphenation: or‧tho

Noun

ortho c (plural ortho's, diminutive orthootje n)

  1. (informal) clipping of orthodontist or orthodontiste

French

Etymology

clipping of words beginning with ortho-

(4) The pejorative use of the term is from orthopédagogue (a kind of teacher assigned to students having difficulties) which came, by association, to designate people requiring such services.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.to/

Noun

ortho m or f by sense (plural orthos)

  1. a spelling (of a word)
  2. an orthodontist
  3. a speech therapist
  4. (Quebec, offensive) an idiot, a retard
  5. (medicine) an orthoscopic eyepiece

References

  • “ortho”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org