Is ETHOLOGISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ETHOLOGISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ETHOLOGISTS mean?
Ethologists is a form of ETHOLOGIST.
- noun
a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (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 ETHOLOGISTS
ETHOLOGISTS 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 ETHOLOGISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethologist14
- ghostliest14
- ghostiest13
- slightest13
- toothless12
- goloshes12
- gothites12
- lightest12
- sleights12
- theologs12
- hootiest11
- hostiles11
- otoliths11
- shootist11
- soothest11
- thistles11
- ghettos11
- goloshe11
- gothite11
- hoglets11
- hogties11
- sleighs11
- sleight11
- slights11
- theolog11
- glottises10
- eoliths10
- hitless10
- holiest10
- holists10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hotties10
- isohels10
- lithest10
- lithoes10
- ooliths10
- otolith10
- shtetls10
- soothes10
- sottish10
- theists10
- thistle10
- eights10
- ghetto10
- ghosts10
- golosh10
- hoglet10
- hogtie10
- lights10
- shogis10
- sights10
- sleigh10
- slight10
- tights10
- egotists9
- goosiest9
- ologists9
- eolith9
- heists9
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