Is PHILOLOGICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILOLOGICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILOLOGICAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or dealing with philology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 20 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 PHILOLOGICAL
PHILOLOGICAL 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 PHILOLOGICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phallic14
- poolhall13
- caliph13
- illogical12
- pollical12
- alcohol12
- lochial12
- poach12
- pooch12
- chilli11
- cholla11
- hoopla11
- lochia11
- phalli11
- cohog11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- chop11
- illogic10
- logical10
- collop10
- plical10
- achoo10
- chiao10
- chili10
- chill10
- choil10
- chola10
- choli10
- cholo10
- laich10
- lichi10
- loach10
- phial10
- gach10
- lapilli9
- apolog9
- gallic9
- gallop9
- halloo9
- hilloa9
- holloa9
- copal9
- laigh9
- pical9
- plica9
- chai9
- chao9
- chia9
- coho9
- holp9
- hoop9
- lich9
- loch9
- opah9
- pooh9
- alcool8
- apollo8
- lollop8
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