Is PHONOLOGIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHONOLOGIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHONOLOGIST mean?
- noun
a specialist in phonology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 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 PHONOLOGIST
Single letters that turn PHONOLOGIST 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 PHONOLOGIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phlogiston16
- potholings16
- potholing15
- longship14
- photoing14
- photinos13
- gonophs13
- hooping13
- photogs13
- plights13
- poohing13
- shooling12
- shooting12
- soothing12
- lithops12
- photino12
- photons12
- plinths12
- gonoph12
- hoping12
- photog12
- plight12
- spooling11
- stooping11
- hooting11
- hosting11
- longish11
- shooing11
- tholing11
- phonos11
- photon11
- photos11
- pithos11
- plinth11
- polish11
- pothos11
- siphon11
- spilth11
- looping10
- ooliths10
- pooling10
- posting10
- sloping10
- stoping10
- golosh10
- holing10
- hosing10
- lights10
- nights10
- oohing10
- shlong10
- slight10
- things10
- thongs10
- hoops10
- phono10
- phons10
- photo10
- phots10
- piths10
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