Is TELEPHONIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELEPHONIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELEPHONIST mean?
- noun
someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 16 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 TELEPHONIST
Single letters that turn TELEPHONIST 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 TELEPHONIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enophiles14
- phenetols14
- phonetist14
- tholepins14
- enophile13
- epithets13
- heelpost13
- helistop13
- hoplites13
- isopleth13
- pesthole13
- phenetol13
- phoniest13
- pieholes13
- pinholes13
- potheens13
- teleshop13
- tholepin13
- tipsheet13
- telethons12
- epithet12
- heptose12
- hoplite12
- lithops12
- ophites12
- pettish12
- phenols12
- phonies12
- piehole12
- pinhole12
- plenish12
- plinths12
- potheen12
- pestilent11
- tentpoles11
- holstein11
- hotlines11
- neoliths11
- telethon11
- theelins11
- holpen11
- ophite11
- phenol11
- phones11
- pithos11
- plinth11
- polish11
- siphon11
- sphene11
- spilth11
- tophes11
- ineptest10
- nepotist10
- penlites10
- petioles10
- plenties10
- plotties10
- politest10
- postteen10
- potlines10
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