PHILISTIA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHILISTIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHILISTIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHILISTIA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILISTIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
philistiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHILISTIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHILISTIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILISTIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHILISTIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
The world or class of philistines, meaning people indifferent to culture and learning.
Writers invoke philistia to mock the community, taste and outlook of people who prize comfort over art. It is a satirical coinage that treats the unrefined crowd like a country of its own. The word can also be a real place name, an ancient coastal region on the trade route between Syria and Egypt.
How PHILISTIA is used
Rare and often satirical; the ancient region sense appears in biblical history.
- The poet complained that he was trapped in the heart of philistia.
- Critics said the new mall was a monument to philistia.
- Ancient philistia lay along the coast of southwestern Palestine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHILISTIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHILISTIA
1 longer words begin with PHILISTIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILISTIA
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Common questions about PHILISTIA
- Is PHILISTIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILISTIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILISTIA worth?
- PHILISTIA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHILISTIA mean?
- The world or class of philistines, meaning people indifferent to culture and learning.
- What letters can be added to PHILISTIA?
- PHILISTIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHILISTIA:
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