Is SOPHISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SOPHISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SOPHISTS mean?
Sophists is a form of SOPHIST.
- noun
any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
- noun
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SOPHISTS
SOPHISTS 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 SOPHISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sophist12
- pithos11
- phots10
- piths10
- ships10
- shops10
- sophs10
- tophi10
- tophs10
- hoists9
- shists9
- hips9
- hops9
- phis9
- phos9
- phot9
- pish9
- pith9
- posh9
- ship9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- posits8
- ptosis8
- hists8
- hoist8
- hosts8
- shist8
- shits8
- shots8
- soths8
- hip8
- hop8
- phi8
- pho8
- pht8
- poh8
- pisos7
- posit7
- posts7
- spits7
- spots7
- stops7
- topis7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- shit7
- shot7
- sith7
- sohs7
- soth7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- opts6
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