Is ANTHOPHILOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTHOPHILOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTHOPHILOUS mean?
- adjective
feeding on flowers
“some insects are anthophagous”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 20 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 ANTHOPHILOUS
ANTHOPHILOUS 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 ANTHOPHILOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- naphthols17
- naphthous17
- phthalins17
- aphthous16
- naphthol16
- phthalin16
- sulphation15
- hipshot15
- isophotal14
- haplonts13
- hospital13
- naphtols13
- photinos13
- siphonal13
- toolpush13
- shantih13
- phish13
- houstonia12
- haplont12
- hatpins12
- hooplas12
- lithops12
- naphtol12
- photino12
- photons12
- planish12
- plinths12
- upshoot12
- nopalitos11
- optionals11
- platinous11
- pulsation11
- hatpin11
- hoopla11
- palish11
- pathos11
- phials11
- phonal11
- phonos11
- photon11
- photos11
- pithos11
- plinth11
- poisha11
- polish11
- potash11
- pothos11
- punish11
- siphon11
- spilth11
- sulpha11
- tophus11
- unhasp11
- unship11
- upshot11
- nopalito10
- nuptials10
- optional10
- opuntias10
- outplans10
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