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Is philomath a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word philomath is a Scrabble US word. The word philomath is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

P3H4I1L1O1M3A1T1H4

Is philomath a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word philomath is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

P3H4I1L1O1M3A1T1H4

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9-letter words (1 found)

PHILOMATH,

8-letter words (1 found)

PHILAMOT,

7-letter words (3 found)

HALIMOT,OMPHALI,OPTIMAL,

6-letter words (6 found)

HOLMIA,LIPOMA,MALOTI,MATIPO,OPTIMA,TOMIAL,

5-letter words (26 found)

ALTHO,APIOL,HAITH,IMPOT,LAITH,LATHI,LIMPA,LITHO,LOATH,LOTAH,MATLO,MILPA,OMLAH,PAOLI,PATIO,PHIAL,PILAO,PILOT,PLAIT,PLOAT,THAIM,THALI,THIOL,THOLI,TOMIA,TOPHI,

4-letter words (76 found)

ALIT,ALTO,ATOM,ATOP,HAIL,HALM,HALO,HALT,HATH,HILA,HILT,HIPT,HOHA,HOLM,HOLP,HOLT,HOMA,IOTA,LAMP,LATH,LATI,LIMA,LIMO,LIMP,LIPA,LIPO,LITH,LOAM,LOMA,LOTA,LOTH,LOTI,MAIL,MALI,MALT,MATH,MIHA,MILO,MILT,MOAI,MOAT,MOIL,MOIT,MOLA,MOLT,MOTH,MOTI,OATH,OHIA,OMIT,OPAH,OPAL,PAIL,PALI,PALM,PATH,PHAT,PHOH,PHOT,PIAL,PILA,PIMA,PITA,PITH,PLAT,PLIM,PLOT,POLT,TAIL,TALI,TAMP,THIO,TOIL,TOLA,TOPH,TOPI,

3-letter words (75 found)

AHI,AIL,AIM,AIT,ALP,ALT,AMI,AMP,APO,APT,HAH,HAM,HAO,HAP,HAT,HIM,HIP,HIT,HOA,HOH,HOI,HOM,HOP,HOT,IMP,ITA,LAH,LAM,LAP,LAT,LIP,LIT,LOP,LOT,MAL,MAP,MAT,MHO,MIL,MOA,MOI,MOL,MOP,MOT,OAT,OHM,OIL,OLM,OMA,OPA,OPT,PAH,PAL,PAM,PAT,PHI,PHO,PHT,PIA,PIT,POA,POH,POI,POL,POM,POT,TAI,TAM,TAO,TAP,THO,TIL,TIP,TOM,TOP,

2-letter words (27 found)

AH,AI,AL,AM,AT,HA,HI,HM,HO,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,MA,MI,MO,OH,OI,OM,OP,PA,PI,PO,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 215 words from philomath according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of philomath

philomath

Etymology

First indubitably attested ante 1643 (perhaps antedated to 1611); from the Ancient Greek φιλομαθής (philomathḗs, “fond of learning”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + μάθη (máthē, “learning”), from μανθάνω (manthánō, “learn”); compare opsimath, philomathematic, and polymath.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪləmæθ/

Noun

philomath (plural philomaths)

  1. (archaic) A lover of learning; a scholar.
  2. An astrologer or predictor.
    • 2007, Thomas Fleming, Benjamin Franklin: Inventing America, Sterling Point Books, age 33
      "The success of an almanac depended upon the appeal of the "philomath"-the resident astrologer who did the writing and predicting."

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