Is HERPETOLOGIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HERPETOLOGIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HERPETOLOGIST mean?
- noun
a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 19 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 HERPETOLOGIST
Single letters that turn HERPETOLOGIST 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 HERPETOLOGIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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- heliotrope15
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- orthoepist15
- telephotos15
- plighters15
- spotlight15
- stoplight15
- tightrope15
- petrologies14
- petrologist14
- poltergeist14
- ethologies14
- ethologist14
- rheologies14
- rheologist14
- theologies14
- theologise14
- heliports14
- poortiths14
- portholes14
- potholers14
- telephoto14
- tephrites14
- plighter14
- shopgirl14
- proglottis13
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- ghostlier13
- goethites13
- regoliths13
- epithets13
- heelpost13
- heliport13
- helistop13
- hoopster13
- hoplites13
- isophote13
- isopleth13
- oosphere13
- pesthole13
- philters13
- philtres13
- photoset13
- pieholes13
- polisher13
- poortith13
- porthole13
- posthole13
- potholer13
- potholes13
- repolish13
- teleshop13
- telphers13
- tephrite13
- tipsheet13
- trophies13
- gophers13
- photogs13
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