Is PHILATELIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILATELIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILATELIST mean?
- noun
a collector and student 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) + S (1) + T (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 PHILATELIST
Single letters that turn PHILATELIST 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 PHILATELIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hepatitis14
- haplites13
- phallist13
- pithiest13
- pistillate12
- tallithes12
- haplite12
- pettish12
- shilpit12
- hilliest11
- lathiest11
- littlish11
- talliths11
- thelitis11
- alephs11
- palish11
- phalli11
- phials11
- spathe11
- spilth11
- palliest10
- pastille10
- platiest10
- atheist10
- halites10
- heliast10
- lethals10
- lithest10
- lithias10
- staithe10
- stealth10
- tallish10
- tallith10
- thistle10
- aleph10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- paths10
- phase10
- phial10
- piths10
- plash10
- shape10
- shlep10
- spahi10
- staph10
- thesp10
- aplites9
- paliest9
- pallets9
- patties9
- peltast9
- pietist9
- platies9
- spilite9
- spittle9
- talipes9
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