Is PSYCHOLOGY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PSYCHOLOGY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PSYCHOLOGY mean?
- noun
the science of mental life
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + S (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + Y (4) = 24 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 PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY 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 PSYCHOLOGY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phycology23
- sylphy17
- psycho16
- glyphs15
- psych15
- choosy14
- poshly14
- glyph14
- gypsy14
- shyly14
- coyly13
- hypos13
- sophy13
- sylph13
- cohogs12
- gloopy12
- chops12
- copsy12
- pooch12
- yoghs12
- hypo12
- hyps12
- lych12
- syph12
- cholos11
- school11
- cohog11
- goopy11
- gypos11
- hooly11
- chop11
- copy11
- yogh11
- hyp11
- golosh10
- cholo10
- cloys10
- cohos10
- cooly10
- hoops10
- lochs10
- loopy10
- ploys10
- polys10
- poohs10
- gypo10
- gyps10
- holy10
- hoys10
- pogy10
- cologs9
- gloops9
- clops9
- coops9
- gooly9
- goosy9
- ology9
- scoop9
- cloy9
- coho9
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