PHARYNGEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PHARYNGEAL 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 PHARYNGEAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHARYNGEAL is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHARYNGEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pharyngealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHARYNGEAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHARYNGEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHARYNGEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHARYNGEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to the pharynx, the passage at the back of the mouth and nose that leads to the throat.
Doctors speak of pharyngeal infections or muscles when the problem lies in this region. In phonetics, a pharyngeal sound is one made by narrowing the throat, as in some Arabic consonants. The word can also be a noun for such a sound.
How PHARYNGEAL is used
Used in medicine and in phonetics.
- The patient had a pharyngeal infection.
- Arabic has several pharyngeal consonants.
- A pharyngeal swab was taken for testing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHARYNGEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHARYNGEAL
1 longer words begin with PHARYNGEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PHARYNGEAL
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Common questions about PHARYNGEAL
- Is PHARYNGEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHARYNGEAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHARYNGEAL worth?
- PHARYNGEAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHARYNGEAL mean?
- Relating to the pharynx, the passage at the back of the mouth and nose that leads to the throat.
- What letters can be added to PHARYNGEAL?
- PHARYNGEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHARYNGEAL:
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