PHILATELIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PHILATELIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayablePHILATELIST · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PHILATELIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful PHILATELIST is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILATELIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
philatelistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHILATELIST scores
Scrabble p3h4i1l1a1t1e1l1i1s1t1 16
Words with Friends p4h3i1l2a1t1e1l2i1s1t1 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHILATELIST, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILATELIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PHILATELIST
1 longer words begin with PHILATELIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILATELIST
pistillate12 hepatitis14 tallithes12 haplites13 phallist13 pithiest13 hailiest11 hilliest11 lathiest11 lithates11 lithites11 littlish11 talliths11 thelitis11 palliest10 pastille10 platiest10 littlies8 sittella8 taillies8 tallites8 tilliest8 tillites8 apeshit12 haplite12 pettish12 pitieth12 plashet12 shilpit12 silphia12 atheist10 halites10 heliast10 lethals10 listeth10 lithate10 lithest10 lithias10 lithite10 staithe10
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Common questions about PHILATELIST
- Is PHILATELIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILATELIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILATELIST worth?
- PHILATELIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHILATELIST?
- PHILATELIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHILATELIST:
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