Is ALLOPHONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALLOPHONE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALLOPHONE mean?
- noun
(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 14 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 ALLOPHONE
Single letters that turn ALLOPHONE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ALLOPHONE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- holpen11
- hoopla11
- phenol11
- phonal11
- aleph10
- phone10
- phono10
- pleonal9
- enhalo9
- halloo9
- holloa9
- epha9
- heap9
- help9
- holp9
- hoop9
- hope9
- opah9
- pheo9
- phon9
- pooh9
- apollo8
- pollen8
- hallo8
- halon8
- haole8
- hello8
- holla8
- hollo8
- hap8
- hep8
- hop8
- pah8
- peh8
- pho8
- poh8
- lapel7
- nopal7
- paeon7
- paleo7
- panel7
- pelon7
- penal7
- plane7
- plena7
- pleon7
- haen7
- hale7
- hall7
- halo7
- heal7
- hell7
- helo7
- hole7
- holo7
- hone7
- leap6
- loop6
- lope6
- nape6
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