HALOPHILE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HALOPHILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALOPHILE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALOPHILE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALOPHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halophilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALOPHILE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HALOPHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HALOPHILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HALOPHILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An organism that thrives in very salty surroundings.
A halophile lives where most life would shrivel, in salt lakes, brine pools and salt marshes. Many are microbes, and some give salt flats their pink colour. The name comes from Greek words meaning salt-loving.
How HALOPHILE is used
Used in biology and ecology.
- The Dead Sea is home to a hardy halophile.
- A pink halophile coloured the shallow salt pond.
- Scientists studied the halophile for its unusual enzymes.
- Each halophile has ways to survive the high salt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALOPHILE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALOPHILE
1 longer words begin with HALOPHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in HALOPHILE
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Common questions about HALOPHILE
- Is HALOPHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALOPHILE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALOPHILE worth?
- HALOPHILE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALOPHILE mean?
- An organism that thrives in very salty surroundings.
- What letters can be added to HALOPHILE?
- HALOPHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HALOPHILE:
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