Is THERMOPILES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THERMOPILES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THERMOPILES mean?
Thermopiles is a form of THERMOPILE.
- noun
a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + O (1) + P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 THERMOPILES
THERMOPILES 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 THERMOPILES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hemitropes17
- thermopile17
- hemipters16
- hemitrope16
- hemipter15
- hempiest15
- mephites15
- heliports14
- homeliest14
- lithesome14
- shtreimel14
- hempier14
- imphees14
- orphism14
- phloems14
- rompish14
- tempehs14
- peristome13
- temporise13
- erethism13
- heelpost13
- heliport13
- helistop13
- helotism13
- homelier13
- homesite13
- hoplites13
- isopleth13
- isotherm13
- pesthole13
- philters13
- philtres13
- pieholes13
- polisher13
- repolish13
- teleshop13
- telphers13
- theorems13
- thermels13
- trophies13
- hempie13
- imphee13
- mopish13
- morphs13
- phloem13
- shrimp13
- tempeh13
- helotries12
- hoteliers12
- emptiers12
- epistome12
- epitomes12
- implores12
- imposter12
- milepost12
- moperies12
- polemist12
- promisee12
- reimpose12
- stompier12
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