Is PHILATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILATELY mean?
- noun
the collection and study of postage stamps
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 PHILATELY
PHILATELY 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 PHILATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phyllite16
- alphyl14
- phylae14
- hyalite13
- laithly13
- lithely13
- haply13
- heapy13
- hiply13
- phyla13
- phyle13
- pithy13
- haplite12
- playlet12
- hyetal12
- hype12
- palely11
- phalli11
- ethyl11
- hilly11
- lathy11
- hyp11
- aleph10
- aptly10
- pally10
- patly10
- peaty10
- phial10
- piety10
- platy10
- typal10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- hyte10
- they10
- yeah10
- halite9
- lately9
- lealty9
- lethal9
- thalli9
- epha9
- heap9
- help9
- paly9
- path9
- paty9
- phat9
- pily9
- pith9
- pity9
- play9
- type9
- yelp9
- yipe9
- hay9
- hey9
- thy9
- yah9
- yeh9
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