Is TRIBOLOGISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRIBOLOGISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRIBOLOGISTS mean?
Tribologists is a form of TRIBOLOGIST.
- noun
a specialist in tribology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 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 TRIBOLOGISTS
TRIBOLOGISTS 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 TRIBOLOGISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tribologist14
- biologists13
- biologist12
- sorbitols11
- obligors11
- bistorts10
- bristols10
- sorbitol10
- strobili10
- strobils10
- obligor10
- girosols9
- ologists9
- strigils9
- bistort9
- bistros9
- bristol9
- oboists9
- strobil9
- bigots9
- risottos8
- girosol8
- gliosis8
- glottis8
- grottos8
- isologs8
- ologist8
- strigil8
- bistro8
- blotto8
- boosts8
- britts8
- broils8
- oboist8
- orbits8
- oribis8
- robots8
- bigos8
- bigot8
- biogs8
- blogs8
- brigs8
- globs8
- gobos8
- risotto7
- soloist7
- tsooris7
- glosts7
- griots7
- grists7
- grotto7
- igloos7
- isolog7
- sigils7
- sigloi7
- siglos7
- sorgos7
- trigos7
- birls7
- biros7
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