PHILOLOGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHILOLOGIST 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 PHILOLOGIST?
| 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 PHILOLOGIST is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILOLOGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
philologistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHILOLOGIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHILOLOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILOLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHILOLOGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A scholar who studies languages and literary texts, especially how they have developed over time.
A philologist might spend a career comparing manuscripts, tracing word origins or deciphering an old tongue. J. R. R. Tolkien was one by training. The discipline has largely split into linguistics and literary studies, yet the title survives.
How PHILOLOGIST is used
Philologist is used in academic contexts about scholars of historical languages and texts.
- The philologist spent years editing the medieval poem.
- Tolkien was a professional philologist before he wrote novels.
- A philologist can often date a text by its spelling.
- The philologist traced the word back to its ancient root.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHILOLOGIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHILOLOGIST
1 longer words begin with PHILOLOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILOLOGIST
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Common questions about PHILOLOGIST
- Is PHILOLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILOLOGIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILOLOGIST worth?
- PHILOLOGIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHILOLOGIST mean?
- A scholar who studies languages and literary texts, especially how they have developed over time.
- What letters can be added to PHILOLOGIST?
- PHILOLOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHILOLOGIST:
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