Is PHILATELIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILATELIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILATELIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 17 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 PHILATELIC
PHILATELIC 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 PHILATELIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aphetic14
- chaplet14
- chiplet14
- hepatic14
- phallic14
- caliph13
- chapel13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- phatic13
- pleach13
- cipaille12
- elliptic12
- challie12
- ethical12
- haplite12
- helical12
- hellcat12
- thallic12
- chape12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- patch12
- peach12
- pitch12
- aplitic11
- pelitic11
- plicate11
- chalet11
- chilli11
- chital11
- heliac11
- litchi11
- lithic11
- phalli11
- thecal11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- pech11
- caplet10
- epical10
- placet10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- plical10
- aitch10
- aleph10
- cheat10
- chela10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- chill10
- ethic10
- laich10
- latch10
- leach10
- letch10
- lichi10
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