Is TELEPHONY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELEPHONY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELEPHONY mean?
- noun
transmitting speech at a distance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + Y (4) = 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 TELEPHONY
TELEPHONY 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.
Anagrams of TELEPHONY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TELEPHONY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- polythene17
- neophyte16
- phenyl14
- phoney14
- phylon14
- phytol14
- phyton14
- python14
- typhon14
- phenetol13
- polytene13
- phony13
- phyle13
- neotype12
- polyene12
- potheen12
- ethyne12
- henley12
- hype12
- hypo12
- holpen11
- openly11
- pentyl11
- peyote11
- peyotl11
- phenol11
- plenty11
- poleyn11
- ethyl11
- holey11
- honey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- hyp11
- peony10
- phone10
- ploye10
- pylon10
- tepoy10
- tophe10
- holy10
- hyte10
- they10
- help9
- holp9
- hope9
- pheo9
- phon9
- phot9
- ploy9
- poly9
- pony9
- toph9
- type9
- typo9
- yelp9
- hey9
- hoy9
- thy9
- yeh9
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