Is MORPHOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MORPHOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MORPHOLOGY mean?
- noun
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
- noun
studies of the rules for forming admissible words
- noun
the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
- noun
the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + R (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 21 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 MORPHOLOGY
MORPHOLOGY 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 MORPHOLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- homology17
- pomology16
- horology15
- lymph15
- glyph14
- homolog13
- morpho13
- gloomy12
- gloopy12
- morph12
- oomph12
- homy12
- hypo12
- orology11
- pogrom11
- poorly11
- goopy11
- hooly11
- porgy11
- mopy11
- yogh11
- yomp11
- hyp11
- oology10
- loopy10
- moory10
- roomy10
- gypo10
- holy10
- pogy10
- prolog9
- glory9
- gooly9
- ology9
- promo9
- holm9
- holp9
- homo9
- hoop9
- moho9
- moly9
- ploy9
- poly9
- pooh9
- pyro9
- ropy9
- gym9
- gyp9
- hoy9
- gloom8
- gloop8
- groom8
- gory8
- gyro8
- logy8
- orgy8
- pomo8
- prom8
- romp8
- hom8
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