Is ARCHEOLOGICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARCHEOLOGICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARCHEOLOGICAL mean?
- adjective
related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
“an archaeological dig”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 21 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 ARCHEOLOGICAL
ARCHEOLOGICAL 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 ARCHEOLOGICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- archaeologic20
- rheological17
- alcoholic16
- choleraic16
- echolalic16
- choragic16
- ecological15
- rheologic15
- aircoach15
- charcoal15
- choleric15
- cochlear15
- orichalc15
- aerological14
- echolalia14
- rachillae14
- agalloch14
- oligarch14
- archaic14
- caliche14
- caroach14
- caroche14
- chalice14
- chloric14
- choicer14
- choreic14
- coacher14
- cochair14
- cochlea14
- achillea13
- alachlor13
- coalhole13
- ecologic13
- heliacal13
- heroical13
- orchilla13
- rachilla13
- choragi13
- choregi13
- caroch13
- chicer13
- chicle13
- choice13
- choric13
- cliche13
- cloche13
- echoic13
- aerologic12
- allegoric12
- caracole12
- clerical12
- achiral12
- acholia12
- alcohol12
- challie12
- charlie12
- chiller12
- chloral12
- cholera12
- chorale12
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