PHILANDERS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PHILANDERS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHILANDERS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHILANDERS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILANDERS
No single letter turns PHILANDERS into another word.
How PHILANDERS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHILANDERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILANDERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHILANDERS
- All 10 letters of PHILANDERS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHILANDERS mean in Scrabble?
PHILANDERS is the present-tense form of PHILANDER used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILANDERS
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Common questions about PHILANDERS
- Is PHILANDERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILANDERS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILANDERS worth?
- PHILANDERS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHILANDERS?
- No single letter can be added to PHILANDERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHILANDERS:
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