philology

1. Literary study or classical scholarship.

2. See historical linguistics.

3. The study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature.

4. Historical and comparative linguistics.

5. The study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
philology	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
go	3
oh	5
oi	2
op	4
oy	5
lo	2
li	2
pi	4
po	4
ho	5
hi	5
yo	5
gi	3

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ooh	6
lip	5
log	4
ill	3
loo	3
phi	8
pho	8
pig	6
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lop	5
oil	3
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hip	8
yip	8
oho	6
goo	4
gip	6
ghi	7
gyp	9

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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illy	7
loop	6
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lipo	6
logo	5
logy	8

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ghyll	12
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polio	7
gilly	9
gloop	8
glyph	14
golly	9
goopy	11
ology	9
loopy	10
igloo	6
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hilly	11
hiply	13
hollo	8
holly	11
hooly	11

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
logily	10
gloopy	12
polyol	11
phyllo	14
holily	12

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
loopily	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
philology	18