PHILOMEL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PHILOMEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHILOMEL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHILOMEL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILOMEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHILOMEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHILOMEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILOMEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHILOMEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
poetic
A poetic name for the nightingale.
The name comes from the myth of Philomela, who was turned into a bird that sings at night. Poets of earlier centuries used philomel to give a nightingale's song a touch of sorrow and classical colour.
How PHILOMEL is used
Philomel is found in poetry and elevated prose rather than ordinary speech.
- The philomel sang from the hawthorn all night.
- Keats's verses hear a philomel in the dusk.
- A lone philomel answered from the dark wood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHILOMEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHILOMEL
3 longer words begin with PHILOMEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILOMEL
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Common questions about PHILOMEL
- Is PHILOMEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILOMEL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILOMEL worth?
- PHILOMEL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHILOMEL mean?
- A poetic name for the nightingale.
- What letters can be added to PHILOMEL?
- PHILOMEL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHILOMEL:
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