PHILTRE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PHILTRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHILTRE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHILTRE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHILTRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHILTRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHILTRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PHILTRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A magic drink believed to make the person who swallows it fall in love.
Philtre is the British spelling and is common in older novels and folklore. The idea of the love potion goes back to Greek and Roman writers. In modern writing it is often used lightly, for anything that casts a charm.
How PHILTRE is used
Philtre is the usual British spelling in stories and figurative uses.
- The sorceress brewed a philtre from herbs gathered at midnight.
- Some said the music was a philtre that made the audience adore him.
- In the legend, the lovers drank a philtre by mistake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHILTRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHILTRE
The 7 tiles of PHILTRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHILTRE
2 longer words begin with PHILTRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHILTRE
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Common questions about PHILTRE
- Is PHILTRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHILTRE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHILTRE worth?
- PHILTRE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHILTRE mean?
- A magic drink believed to make the person who swallows it fall in love.
- What letters can be added to PHILTRE?
- PHILTRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHILTRE:
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