Is PALEOLITHIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALEOLITHIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALEOLITHIC mean?
- noun
second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,000 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
- adjective
of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)
“paleolithic artifacts”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PALEOLITHIC
Single letters that turn PALEOLITHIC into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PALEOLITHIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- philatelic17
- chipotle15
- helicopt15
- hoplitic15
- potlache15
- paleolith14
- aphetic14
- aphotic14
- chaplet14
- chiplet14
- epochal14
- hepatic14
- ophitic14
- phallic14
- potiche14
- potlach14
- political13
- eolithic13
- caliph13
- chapel13
- cheapo13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- phatic13
- photic13
- pleach13
- calliope12
- cipaille12
- elliptic12
- poetical12
- achiote12
- challie12
- challot12
- cholate12
- ethical12
- haplite12
- helical12
- hellcat12
- hilltop12
- hoplite12
- lochial12
- taphole12
- thallic12
- thiolic12
- chape12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- epoch12
- patch12
- peach12
- pitch12
- poach12
- ciliolate11
- aplitic11
- capitol11
- coalpit11
- ectopia11
- optical11
- pelitic11
- plicate11
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