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Is orthoepy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word orthoepy is a Scrabble US word. The word orthoepy is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

O1R1T1H4O1E1P3Y4

Is orthoepy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word orthoepy is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

O1R1T1H4O1E1P3Y4

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Yes. The word orthoepy is a Words With Friends word. The word orthoepy is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1R1T1H3O1E1P4Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

ORTHOEPY,

7-letter words (2 found)

OOPHYTE,POTHERY,

6-letter words (10 found)

HOOPER,HOOTER,PHOOEY,POETRY,POOTER,POTHER,PTOOEY,THEORY,THORPE,TROPHY,

5-letter words (25 found)

EPHOR,HOOEY,HOOTY,HOPER,HYPER,OPTER,ORTHO,OTHER,PHOTO,POORT,PORTY,PROTO,REPOT,ROOPY,ROOTY,ROPEY,TEPOY,THORO,THORP,THROE,TOPER,TOPHE,TOYER,TROOP,TROPE,

4-letter words (66 found)

EYOT,HEPT,HERO,HERY,HOER,HOOP,HOOR,HOOT,HOPE,HORE,HOTE,HYPE,HYPO,HYTE,OYER,PERT,PHOT,POET,POOH,POOR,POOT,PORE,PORT,PORY,POTE,PREY,PROO,PYET,PYOT,PYRE,PYRO,REPO,ROHE,ROOP,ROOT,ROPE,ROPY,ROTE,ROTO,RYOT,RYPE,TEHR,THEY,THRO,TOEY,TOHO,TOPE,TOPH,TOPO,TORE,TORO,TORY,TOYO,TREY,TROP,TROY,TRYE,TRYP,TYER,TYPE,TYPO,TYRE,TYRO,YOOP,YORE,YORP,

3-letter words (58 found)

ETH,HEP,HER,HET,HEY,HOE,HOO,HOP,HOT,HOY,HYE,HYP,OHO,OOH,OOP,OOR,OOT,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORT,OYE,PEH,PER,PET,PHO,PHT,POH,POO,POT,PRE,PRO,PRY,PYE,REH,REO,REP,RET,RHO,RHY,ROE,ROO,ROT,RYE,THE,THO,THY,TOE,TOO,TOP,TOR,TOY,TRY,TYE,YEH,YEP,YER,YET,

2-letter words (18 found)

EH,ER,ET,HE,HO,OE,OH,OO,OP,OR,OY,PE,PO,RE,TE,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 181 words from orthoepy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of orthoepy

orthoepy

Alternative forms

  • orthoëpy
  • orthoepie, orthöepy (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/, /ˈɔː.θəʊˌɛ.pi/, /ˈɔː.θəʊ.ɨ.pi/, /ɔː.ˈθəʊ.ɨ.pi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.θoʊˌɛ.pi/, /ɔɹˈθoʊ.ə.pi/

Noun

orthoepy (countable and uncountable, plural orthoepies)

  1. Synonym of phonology: the study of pronunciation. [1640]
    Antonym: cacoepy
  2. Accepted or customary pronunciation. [1773]

Usage notes

  • The rare ligated spelling orthœpy is unetymological. It occurs in some instances of 19th century US English, apparently to indicate the trisyllabic pronunciation prevalent in US English. The oe in orthoepy does not represent either of the etymological diphthongs ⟨oe⟩ (of Latin) or ⟨οι⟩ (oi — the omicron-iota of Ancient Greek), but rather the two separate vowels ⟨οε⟩ (oe, omicron-epsilon). To mark their separateness, the diæretic spelling orthoëpy is sometimes used.

Hypernyms

  • linguistics, phonetics

Coordinate terms

  • orthography

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “orthoepy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2004.

Anagrams

  • orophyte

Source: wiktionary.org