Is PHILANTHROPY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILANTHROPY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILANTHROPY mean?
- noun
voluntary promotion of human welfare
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + Y (4) = 25 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 PHILANTHROPY
PHILANTHROPY 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 PHILANTHROPY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- naphthyl19
- polyanthi17
- happily17
- hyphal17
- naphthol16
- phthalin16
- hypha16
- atrophy15
- phonily15
- happy15
- hippy15
- hoppy15
- phpht15
- thornily14
- panoply14
- platypi14
- propyla14
- aphony14
- phylar14
- phylon14
- phytin14
- phytol14
- phyton14
- python14
- trophy14
- typhon14
- patronly13
- polarity13
- ponytail13
- aliyoth13
- hoarily13
- hornily13
- thionyl13
- papyri13
- polypi13
- propyl13
- ripply13
- trippy13
- haply13
- harpy13
- hiply13
- phony13
- phyla13
- pithy13
- oppilant12
- alphorn12
- haplont12
- inaptly12
- naphtol12
- philtra12
- ptyalin12
- topiary12
- hyalin12
- linhay12
- rhyton12
- thinly12
- thorny12
- apply12
- happi12
- hippo12
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