APHONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. APHONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHONIC?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHONIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aphonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APHONIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APHONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does APHONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Having no voice, or unable to speak above a whisper because of illness or injury.
An aphonic patient has lost the voice, often from laryngitis or damage to the vocal cords. As a noun it can name the person affected, though the adjective is the usual form.
How APHONIC is used
Aphonic appears in medical writing and occasionally in descriptions of silent or voiceless sounds.
- The singer was aphonic after the long tour.
- A cold left him aphonic for three days.
- The nurse noted that the child was aphonic but alert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APHONIC
1 longer words begin with APHONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in APHONIC
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Common questions about APHONIC
- Is APHONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHONIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHONIC worth?
- APHONIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHONIC mean?
- Having no voice, or unable to speak above a whisper because of illness or injury.
- What letters can be added to APHONIC?
- APHONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APHONIC:
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