Is NEPHOSCOPES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEPHOSCOPES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEPHOSCOPES mean?
Nephoscopes is a form of NEPHOSCOPE.
- noun
a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + S (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 NEPHOSCOPES
NEPHOSCOPES 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 NEPHOSCOPES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nephoscope19
- hencoops15
- penoches15
- hencoop14
- penoche14
- ponchos14
- pooches14
- shoppes14
- cheeps13
- epochs13
- poncho13
- shoppe13
- speech13
- pocosens12
- chooses12
- sphenes12
- cheep12
- chops12
- epoch12
- pechs12
- pooch12
- opposes11
- pocosen11
- spences11
- choose11
- chosen11
- choses11
- cohoes11
- coshes11
- echoes11
- ochone11
- phones11
- phonos11
- sphene11
- chop11
- pech11
- copens10
- copses10
- oppose10
- ponces10
- scoops10
- scopes10
- spence10
- chess10
- chons10
- chose10
- cohoe10
- cohos10
- eches10
- echos10
- hence10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- oches10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phono10
- phons10
- poohs10
- sheep10
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