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Is philosopher a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word philosopher is a Scrabble US word. The word philosopher is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is philosopher a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word philosopher is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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Yes. The word philosopher is a Words With Friends word. The word philosopher is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

PHILOSOPHER,

10-letter words (1 found)

PHILOSOPHE,

9-letter words (3 found)

PHILHORSE,PHOSPHORE,PHOSPHORI,

8-letter words (10 found)

HEROSHIP,HOPPLERS,PHOSPHOR,POLISHER,PORPOISE,PROPOLIS,REPOLISH,RHEOPHIL,SHOPPIER,SLOPPIER,

7-letter words (36 found)

HERSHIP,HIRPLES,HOOLIER,HOOLIES,HOOPERS,HOPPERS,HOPPIER,HOPPLER,HOPPLES,LIPPERS,LOOPERS,LOOPIER,LOPPERS,LOPPIER,LOPPIES,OPPOSER,ORIOLES,PHISHER,POEPOLS,POOLERS,POOPERS,POOPIER,POORISH,PRESHIP,PROPELS,PROPOSE,RESPOOL,RIPPLES,ROSEHIP,SHIPPER,SHOPPER,SLIPPER,SLOPIER,SOPPIER,SPOILER,SPOOLER,

6-letter words (75 found)

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5-letter words (139 found)

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4-letter words (161 found)

EISH,ELHI,EORL,EPOS,EROS,HEHS,HEIL,HEIR,HELO,HELP,HEPS,HERL,HERO,HERS,HESP,HIES,HIPS,HIRE,HISH,HOER,HOES,HOHS,HOIS,HOLE,HOLO,HOLP,HOLS,HOOP,HOOR,HOPE,HOPS,HORE,HORI,HORS,HOSE,IRES,ISLE,LEHR,LEIR,LEIS,LEPS,LERP,LIER,LIES,LIPE,LIPO,LIPS,LIRE,LISP,LOIR,LOOP,LOOR,LOOS,LOPE,LOPS,LORE,LOSE,LOSH,OILS,OLEO,OLES,OLIO,OLPE,OOHS,OOPS,OOSE,OPES,OPPO,ORES,ORLE,PEHS,PELS,PEPO,PEPS,PERI,PERP,PESO,PHIS,PHOH,PHOS,PIER,PIES,PILE,PIPE,PIPS,PIRL,PIRS,PISE,PISH,PISO,PLIE,PLOP,POEP,POHS,POIS,POLE,POLO,POLS,POOH,POOL,POOP,POOR,POOS,POPE,POPS,PORE,POSE,POSH,PREP,PROO,PROP,PROS,REHS,REIS,REOS,REPO,REPP,REPS,RESH,RHOS,RIEL,RILE,RIPE,RIPP,RIPS,RISE,RISP,ROES,ROHE,ROIL,ROLE,ROOP,ROOS,ROPE,ROSE,SEIL,SEIR,SHIP,SHIR,SHOE,SHOO,SHOP,SHRI,SILE,SILO,SIPE,SIRE,SLIP,SLOE,SLOP,SOHO,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SOLO,SOOL,SOOP,SOPH,SORE,SORI,SPIE,

3-letter words (86 found)

EHS,ELS,ERS,HEH,HEP,HER,HES,HIE,HIP,HIS,HOE,HOH,HOI,HOO,HOP,HOS,IOS,IRE,ISH,ISO,LEI,LEP,LES,LIE,LIP,LIS,LOO,LOP,LOR,LOS,OES,OHO,OHS,OIL,OIS,OLE,OOH,OOP,OOR,OOS,OPE,OPS,ORE,ORS,OSE,PEH,PEL,PEP,PER,PES,PHI,PHO,PIE,PIP,PIR,PIS,POH,POI,POL,POO,POP,POS,PRE,PRO,PSI,REH,REI,REO,REP,RES,RHO,RIP,ROE,ROO,SEI,SEL,SER,SHE,SHH,SHO,SIP,SIR,SOH,SOL,SOP,SRI,

2-letter words (25 found)

EH,EL,ER,ES,HE,HI,HO,IO,IS,LI,LO,OE,OH,OI,OO,OP,OR,OS,PE,PI,PO,RE,SH,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 538 words from philosopher according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of philosopher

philosopher

Alternative forms

  • phylosopher (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English philosophre, from Anglo-Norman or Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos, literally “lover of wisdom”) + -er.

Credited as having been coined by Pythagoras to describe himself.

Displaced native Old English ūþwita.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /fəˈlɑsəfəɹ/

Noun

philosopher (plural philosophers)

  1. (originally) A lover of wisdom.
  2. A student of philosophy.
  3. A scholar or expert engaged in or contributing to philosophical inquiry.
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:philosopher
  4. (archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.
  5. (archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.
  6. (obsolete) An alchemist.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • misosopher
  • philosophaster
  • philosophe
  • philosophical
  • philosophical method
  • philosophicide
  • philosophizer
  • philosophy

Translations

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.lɔ.zɔ.fe/

Verb

philosopher

  1. to philosophize

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “philosopher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

philosopher

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of philosophor

Source: wiktionary.org