Is ICHTHYOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ICHTHYOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ICHTHYOLOGY mean?
- noun
the branch of zoology that studies fishes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + T (1) + H (4) + Y (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 26 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 ICHTHYOLOGY
ICHTHYOLOGY 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 ICHTHYOLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cytology17
- glitchy16
- highly16
- hootch14
- coyly13
- hitch13
- hooch13
- hotch13
- itchy13
- glitch12
- gothic12
- hight12
- thigh12
- lych12
- coolth11
- cohog11
- gitch11
- gotch11
- hooly11
- hooty11
- hotly11
- yogic11
- high11
- yogh11
- choil10
- choli10
- cholo10
- cloth10
- cooly10
- licht10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- holy10
- cogito9
- oolith9
- tholoi9
- gooly9
- light9
- ology9
- chit9
- city9
- cloy9
- coho9
- coly9
- itch9
- lich9
- loch9
- hoy9
- thy9
- colog8
- litho8
- logic8
- thiol8
- goth8
- logy8
- yogi8
- chi8
- coy8
- hic8
- ich8
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