Is ETYMOLOGICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ETYMOLOGICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ETYMOLOGICAL mean?
- adjective
based on or belonging to etymology
“I merely drew an etymological distinction”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + T (1) + Y (4) + M (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (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 ETYMOLOGICAL
ETYMOLOGICAL 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 ETYMOLOGICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- climatology19
- glycemia16
- megacity16
- myologic16
- comelily15
- mycelial15
- myalgic15
- cetology14
- gloomily14
- mycelia14
- aetiology13
- collimate13
- coitally13
- locality13
- molality13
- tomalley13
- ecology13
- amylic13
- calmly13
- comely13
- comity13
- myotic13
- colligate12
- etiology12
- legality12
- metallic12
- acolyte12
- gametic12
- meatily12
- cagily12
- gamely12
- gamily12
- gleamy12
- gloomy12
- glycol12
- legacy12
- oogamy12
- cymae12
- cymol12
- collegia11
- agilely11
- calomel11
- climate11
- metical11
- micella11
- telomic11
- acetyl11
- coolly11
- coyote11
- lacily11
- lamely11
- moiety11
- mooley11
- motley11
- oocyte11
- tamely11
- timely11
- cagey11
- gamey11
- goyim11
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