PHANTOM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHANTOM 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 PHANTOM?
| 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 PHANTOM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHANTOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHANTOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHANTOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PHANTOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ghost or ghostly figure; something that seems real but exists only in the mind.
A phantom can be a spirit in a haunted house or a fear that never had any basis. Used before another noun, as in phantom pain, it describes something felt that has no physical source.
How PHANTOM is used
Often used attributively, as in phantom limb.
- The villagers spoke of a phantom on the old bridge.
- The phantom of failure followed him for years.
- Phantom noises woke her every night.
- He saw the phantom fade into the mist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHANTOM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHANTOM
5 longer words begin with PHANTOM.
Shorter words from the letters in PHANTOM
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Common questions about PHANTOM
- Is PHANTOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHANTOM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHANTOM worth?
- PHANTOM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHANTOM mean?
- A ghost or ghostly figure; something that seems real but exists only in the mind.
- What letters can be added to PHANTOM?
- PHANTOM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHANTOM:
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