Is ETHNOLOGIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ETHNOLOGIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ETHNOLOGIST mean?
- noun
an anthropologist who studies ethnology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + N (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 15 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 ETHNOLOGIST
Single letters that turn ETHNOLOGIST 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 ETHNOLOGIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethologist14
- hosteling13
- thongiest13
- gothites12
- histogen12
- lightens12
- lightest12
- shooling12
- shooting12
- shotting12
- soothing12
- theologs12
- tightens12
- tonights12
- toothing12
- holstein11
- hootiest11
- hotlines11
- neoliths11
- otoliths11
- english11
- ghettos11
- goloshe11
- gothite11
- hoglets11
- hognose11
- hogties11
- hongies11
- hooting11
- hosting11
- hotting11
- lengths11
- lighten11
- longish11
- nighest11
- shingle11
- shoeing11
- shooing11
- sleight11
- theolog11
- tholing11
- tighten11
- tonight11
- enologist10
- neologist10
- eoliths10
- ethions10
- histone10
- holiest10
- hostile10
- hotline10
- hotties10
- lithest10
- lithoes10
- neolith10
- ooliths10
- otolith10
- shotten10
- thistle10
- eights10
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