Is PHILATELIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILATELIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILATELIES mean?
Philatelies is a form of PHILATELY.
- noun
the collection and study of postage stamps
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PHILATELIES
PHILATELIES 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 PHILATELIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epithelial15
- epithelia14
- haplites13
- heeltaps13
- phallist13
- haplite12
- heeltap12
- shilpit12
- palletise11
- hilliest11
- alephs11
- palish11
- phalli11
- phials11
- spahee11
- spathe11
- spilth11
- epilates10
- palliest10
- pastille10
- halites10
- heliast10
- lethals10
- lithias10
- sheitel10
- sheltie10
- tallish10
- aleph10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- paths10
- phase10
- phial10
- piths10
- plash10
- shape10
- sheep10
- shlep10
- spahi10
- staph10
- thesp10
- aplites9
- ellipse9
- epilate9
- epistle9
- paliest9
- pallets9
- pelites9
- pellets9
- pieties9
- pileate9
- platies9
- spilite9
- talipes9
- halest9
- halite9
- haslet9
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