Is NEPHROLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEPHROLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEPHROLOGY mean?
- noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 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 NEPHROLOGY
NEPHROLOGY 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.
Anagrams of NEPHROLOGY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NEPHROLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phrenology19
- gynophore18
- nephology18
- phenology18
- hypergol17
- gryphon16
- rheology15
- hyperon15
- penology14
- phenyl14
- phoney14
- phooey14
- phylon14
- glyph14
- polygon13
- progeny13
- pyrogen13
- hyper13
- phony13
- phyle13
- pronely12
- gloopy12
- gonoph12
- gopher12
- perogy12
- hype12
- hypo12
- prolonge11
- enology11
- goonery11
- leghorn11
- neology11
- orogeny11
- holpen11
- hooper11
- openly11
- phenol11
- phoner11
- poleyn11
- poorly11
- pyrone11
- goopy11
- henry11
- holey11
- honey11
- hooey11
- hooly11
- horny11
- hoyle11
- pogey11
- pongy11
- porgy11
- yogh11
- hyp11
- prolong10
- eryngo10
- gooney10
- gorhen10
- groyne10
- oogeny10
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