PHARYNX is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PHARYNX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHARYNX?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHARYNX is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHARYNX
No single letter turns PHARYNX into another word.
How PHARYNX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHARYNX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What stands out about PHARYNX
- PHARYNX gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHARYNX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The cavity at the back of the mouth and nose that leads down to the gullet and the windpipe.
Air and food both pass through the pharynx, which is why a sore one makes swallowing painful. Doctors treat it as the throat region behind the tongue, separate from the voice box below.
How PHARYNX is used
Pharynx is the anatomical term, used in medical writing where everyday speech would say throat.
- Inflammation of the pharynx is a common cold symptom.
- The doctor looked into her pharynx with a small light.
- Food travels from the mouth through the pharynx into the gullet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHARYNX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHARYNX
1 longer words begin with PHARYNX.
Shorter words from the letters in PHARYNX
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Common questions about PHARYNX
- Is PHARYNX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHARYNX, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHARYNX worth?
- PHARYNX is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHARYNX mean?
- The cavity at the back of the mouth and nose that leads down to the gullet and the windpipe.
- What letters can be added to PHARYNX?
- No single letter can be added to PHARYNX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHARYNX:
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