PHENIX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PHENIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHENIX?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHENIX is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHENIX
No single letter turns PHENIX into another word.
How PHENIX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHENIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does PHENIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A mythical bird that burns itself and rises again from its ashes.
The bird became an emblem of rebirth and immortality, and the name can also describe a person or thing of rare excellence. Phenix is an older spelling of the word now usually written phoenix.
How PHENIX is used
Found in older texts and poetry; modern writing normally uses another spelling.
- The poet compared her to a phenix rising from the flames.
- Only one phenix was said to live at a time.
- He called the new city a phenix born of ruin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHENIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHENIX
1 longer words begin with PHENIX.
Shorter words from the letters in PHENIX
Common questions about PHENIX
- Is PHENIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHENIX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHENIX worth?
- PHENIX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHENIX mean?
- A mythical bird that burns itself and rises again from its ashes.
- What letters can be added to PHENIX?
- No single letter can be added to PHENIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHENIX:
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