Is PATHOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATHOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATHOLOGY mean?
- noun
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
- noun
any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 18 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 PATHOLOGY
PATHOLOGY 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 PATHOLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phytol14
- glyph14
- apology13
- haply13
- phyla13
- gloopy12
- photog12
- hoagy12
- hypo12
- hoopla11
- goopy11
- hooly11
- hooty11
- hotly11
- lathy11
- yahoo11
- yogh11
- hyp11
- otalgy10
- aptly10
- atopy10
- loopy10
- patly10
- photo10
- platy10
- typal10
- ahoy10
- gapy10
- gypo10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hyla10
- pogy10
- apolog9
- goaty9
- gooly9
- ology9
- holp9
- hoop9
- opah9
- paly9
- path9
- paty9
- phat9
- phot9
- play9
- ploy9
- poly9
- pooh9
- toph9
- typo9
- gyp9
- hay9
- hoy9
- thy9
- yah9
- altho8
- galop8
- gloop8
- loath8
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