Is HISTOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HISTOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HISTOLOGY mean?
- noun
the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 16 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 HISTOLOGY
HISTOLOGY 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 HISTOLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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- sightly14
- soothly13
- ghosty13
- goyish13
- sitology12
- hostly12
- toyish12
- yoghs12
- hooly11
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- hotly11
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- yogh11
- ooliths10
- sootily10
- golosh10
- lights10
- slight10
- holy10
- hoys10
- holist9
- lithos9
- oolith9
- thiols9
- tholoi9
- tholos9
- ghost9
- gooly9
- goosy9
- goths9
- light9
- ology9
- shogi9
- sight9
- stogy9
- yogis9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- ologist8
- hilts8
- hoist8
- holos8
- holts8
- hoots8
- litho8
- shool8
- shoot8
- silty8
- sloth8
- sooth8
- sooty8
- styli8
- thiol8
- toyos8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- goys8
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