Is ANTHROPOLOGIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTHROPOLOGIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTHROPOLOGIST mean?
- noun
a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (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 ANTHROPOLOGIST
Single letters that turn ANTHROPOLOGIST 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 ANTHROPOLOGIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- trapshooting18
- pathologist17
- phonologist17
- phlogiston16
- potholings16
- anthologist15
- nightspot15
- potholing15
- sonograph15
- spotlight15
- stoplight15
- protagonist14
- gastrolith14
- granoliths14
- horologist14
- orthogonal14
- stringhalt14
- isophotal14
- poortiths14
- harpings14
- isograph14
- longship14
- photoing14
- phrasing14
- plashing14
- ralphing14
- sharping14
- shopgirl14
- proglottis13
- sporogonia13
- sprattling13
- thorntails13
- topologist13
- triathlons13
- granolith13
- hooligans13
- loathings13
- longhairs13
- starlight13
- throating13
- alphorns13
- aphorist13
- haplonts13
- harpoons13
- hospital13
- naphtols13
- photinos13
- poortith13
- siphonal13
- tranship13
- gonophs13
- harping13
- hasping13
- hooping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- photogs13
- plights13
- poohing13
- shaping13
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