Is PHONOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHONOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHONOLOGY mean?
- noun
the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 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 PHONOLOGY
PHONOLOGY 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 PHONOLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phylon14
- glyph14
- polygon13
- phony13
- gloopy12
- gonoph12
- hypo12
- goopy11
- hooly11
- pongy11
- yogh11
- hyp11
- oology10
- loopy10
- phono10
- pylon10
- gypo10
- holy10
- pogy10
- gooly9
- goony9
- ology9
- holp9
- hoop9
- phon9
- ploy9
- poly9
- pony9
- pooh9
- gyp9
- hoy9
- gloop8
- loony8
- pongo8
- gyno8
- hong8
- logy8
- hop8
- pho8
- ply8
- poh8
- oolong7
- glop7
- goop7
- holo7
- only7
- pogo7
- pong7
- goy7
- hog7
- logon6
- loop6
- polo6
- pool6
- poon6
- hon6
- hoo6
- noh6
- oho6
- ooh6
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