PHEW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PHEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHEW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHEW is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHEW
No single letter turns PHEW into another word.
How PHEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PHEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does PHEW mean in Scrabble?
interjection
An exclamation of relief after effort.
Phew and its near neighbour spell the same breath two ways, and dictionaries keep them as separate entries. This one leans towards heat and exertion, while the other leans towards a narrow escape.
How PHEW is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written.
- Phew, said everybody, having carried it up three flights.
- The word phew leans towards effort rather than escape.
- A phew in a transcript marks exertion.
- Both phew and the other spelling are listed separately.
- Phew after a hill is not the same as relief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PHEW
3 words end in PHEW. Useful as a back hook: play PHEW onto a word already on the board.
Words with PHEW inside
3 words contain PHEW in the middle. Words that start with PHEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PHEW
Common questions about PHEW
- Is PHEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHEW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHEW worth?
- PHEW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHEW mean?
- An exclamation of relief after effort.
- What letters can be added to PHEW?
- No single letter can be added to PHEW to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PHEW:
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