PHARMA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PHARMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHARMA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHARMA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHARMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pharmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHARMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHARMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does PHARMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The drug-making industry viewed as a single body, or a company that makes and sells medicines.
The word is a clipped form of pharmaceutical, and it turns up mostly in news reports and business talk. Writers use it as a collective noun for the whole sector, so it usually takes no article, as in a story about pharma lobbying. It can also point to one firm, though that sense is less common. The tone is often slightly impersonal, and sometimes critical, because it lumps many separate companies together.
How PHARMA is used
Informal and journalistic; common in headlines about prices, patents and research funding.
- Pharma spends a large share of its income on research.
- The senator accused big pharma of hiding the trial results.
- After ten years in pharma she moved to a hospital charity.
- Several pharma firms announced new plants this spring.
- Investors are watching pharma shares closely this quarter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHARMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHARMA
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Common questions about PHARMA
- Is PHARMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHARMA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHARMA worth?
- PHARMA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHARMA mean?
- The drug-making industry viewed as a single body, or a company that makes and sells medicines.
- What letters can be added to PHARMA?
- PHARMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHARMA:
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