PHANTASM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PHANTASM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHANTASM?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHANTASM is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHANTASM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHANTASM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHANTASM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHANTASM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHANTASM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An illusory figure or apparition, something seen that is not really there.
A phantasm can be a ghost, a vision in a dream, or a fancy of the mind that feels solid for a moment. The word carries a haunting tone and is favoured by poets and gothic writers over plain illusion.
How PHANTASM is used
Phantasm is a literary word for ghostly or imagined sights.
- A pale phantasm drifted across the empty hall.
- The wealth he dreamed of proved a phantasm.
- In the fog every tree seemed a phantasm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHANTASM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHANTASM
18 longer words begin with PHANTASM.
Shorter words from the letters in PHANTASM
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Common questions about PHANTASM
- Is PHANTASM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHANTASM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHANTASM worth?
- PHANTASM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHANTASM mean?
- An illusory figure or apparition, something seen that is not really there.
- What letters can be added to PHANTASM?
- PHANTASM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHANTASM:
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