PHILATELIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHILATELIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHILATELIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHILATELIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILATELIC
No single letter turns PHILATELIC into another word.
How PHILATELIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHILATELIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILATELIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHILATELIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the collecting and study of postage stamps.
A philatelic society meets to trade stamps and share research, and a philatelic cover is an envelope carrying a collectable stamp. Post offices run a philatelic counter for collectors. The word comes from Greek roots about love of the tax-free mark.
How PHILATELIC is used
Used with societies, covers, exhibitions and shops for stamp collectors.
- He joined the local philatelic society at the age of twelve.
- The philatelic exhibition displayed rare Victorian stamps.
- A philatelic cover marked the anniversary of the airmail service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHILATELIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHILATELIC
1 longer words begin with PHILATELIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILATELIC
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Common questions about PHILATELIC
- Is PHILATELIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILATELIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILATELIC worth?
- PHILATELIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHILATELIC mean?
- Relating to the collecting and study of postage stamps.
- What letters can be added to PHILATELIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHILATELIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHILATELIC:
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