PHALANX is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PHALANX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHALANX?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHALANX is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHALANX
No single letter turns PHALANX into another word.
How PHALANX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHALANX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does PHALANX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tight formation of soldiers, or a bone of a finger or toe.
In ancient Greece the phalanx was a block of infantry standing shoulder to shoulder with long spears. The word spread to any close-packed group of people or things, such as police in a line. In anatomy each finger and toe bone is a phalanx, with the plural phalanges.
How PHALANX is used
Phalanx is used in history, anatomy and figuratively for a united group.
- The Macedonian phalanx advanced behind a wall of spears.
- A phalanx of photographers waited at the door.
- The surgeon repaired the broken phalanx in his thumb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHALANX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHALANX
1 longer words begin with PHALANX.
Shorter words from the letters in PHALANX
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Common questions about PHALANX
- Is PHALANX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHALANX, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHALANX worth?
- PHALANX is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHALANX mean?
- A tight formation of soldiers, or a bone of a finger or toe.
- What letters can be added to PHALANX?
- No single letter can be added to PHALANX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHALANX:
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