Is PHILOLOGISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILOLOGISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILOLOGISTS mean?
Philologists is a form of PHILOLOGIST.
- noun
a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PHILOLOGISTS
PHILOLOGISTS 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 PHILOLOGISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- philologist17
- pisoliths14
- hilltops13
- pisolith13
- photogs13
- plights13
- lithosols12
- hilltop12
- lithops12
- shilpit12
- sophist12
- spilths12
- photog12
- plight12
- lipgloss11
- lithosol11
- slights11
- photos11
- pithoi11
- pithos11
- polish11
- pothos11
- spilth11
- splosh11
- pollists10
- poloists10
- topsoils10
- holists10
- ooliths10
- spigots10
- ghosts10
- golosh10
- lights10
- shogis10
- sights10
- slight10
- hoops10
- photo10
- phots10
- piths10
- poohs10
- ships10
- shops10
- sophs10
- tophi10
- tophs10
- ologists9
- pistils9
- pistols9
- pollist9
- poloist9
- topsoil9
- gloops9
- gossip9
- hillos9
- hoists9
- holist9
- hollos9
- lithos9
- oolith9
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