PHENOMENON is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHENOMENON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHENOMENON?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHENOMENON is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHENOMENON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phenomenonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHENOMENON scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHENOMENON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHENOMENON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHENOMENON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fact or event that can be observed, especially one that is unusual or hard to explain.
Rainbows and eclipses are natural phenomena, and a viral craze is a social phenomenon. The plural is phenomena, a form people often get wrong. A person of remarkable talent can also be called a phenomenon.
How PHENOMENON is used
Plural is phenomena; used in science, society and everyday talk.
- The northern lights are a stunning natural phenomenon.
- Online shopping is a relatively recent phenomenon.
- The boy was a chess phenomenon at the age of nine.
- Scientists could not explain the strange phenomenon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHENOMENON and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHENOMENON
1 longer words begin with PHENOMENON.
Shorter words from the letters in PHENOMENON
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Common questions about PHENOMENON
- Is PHENOMENON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHENOMENON, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHENOMENON worth?
- PHENOMENON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHENOMENON mean?
- A fact or event that can be observed, especially one that is unusual or hard to explain.
- What letters can be added to PHENOMENON?
- PHENOMENON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHENOMENON:
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