Is PHILOGYNY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILOGYNY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILOGYNY mean?
- noun
admiration for women
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) + N (1) + Y (4) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PHILOGYNY
PHILOGYNY 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 PHILOGYNY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hopingly17
- hypoing16
- phonily15
- polynyi15
- hyping15
- phylon14
- glyph14
- ploying13
- hiply13
- phony13
- hoping12
- plying12
- hying12
- hypo12
- pongy11
- yogh11
- hyp11
- holing10
- pylon10
- gypo10
- holy10
- pogy10
- loping9
- poling9
- hongi9
- lingy9
- lying9
- ohing9
- yogin9
- holp9
- phon9
- pily9
- piny9
- ploy9
- poly9
- pony9
- pyin9
- gyp9
- hoy9
- gipon8
- noily8
- oping8
- pingo8
- gyno8
- hong8
- logy8
- nigh8
- yogi8
- hip8
- hop8
- phi8
- pho8
- ply8
- poh8
- yip8
- glop7
- inly7
- liny7
- oily7
- only7
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