PHILOSOPHESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHILOSOPHESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHILOSOPHESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHILOSOPHESS is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILOSOPHESS
No single letter turns PHILOSOPHESS into another word.
How PHILOSOPHESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PHILOSOPHESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHILOSOPHESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PHILOSOPHESS
1 longer words begin with PHILOSOPHESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILOSOPHESS
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Common questions about PHILOSOPHESS
- Is PHILOSOPHESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHILOSOPHESS is not in it.
- How many points is PHILOSOPHESS worth?
- PHILOSOPHESS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHILOSOPHESS?
- No single letter can be added to PHILOSOPHESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PHILOSOPHESS:
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