PHLOX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHLOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHLOX?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHLOX is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHLOX
No single letter turns PHLOX into another word.
How PHLOX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PHLOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does PHLOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant with clusters of small, brightly coloured, often fragrant flowers, native mainly to North America.
Phlox is grown widely in flower borders for its dense heads of pink, purple, red or white blossoms that open through summer. Gardeners value phlox for both its scent and its long flowering season.
How PHLOX is used
Used as both the common and scientific genus name; common in gardening writing.
- She planted phlox along the border for summer colour.
- The scent of phlox drifted across the garden at dusk.
- Bees were drawn to the tall stand of phlox.
- He bred a new variety of pink phlox.
- Phlox bloomed alongside the roses in July.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHLOX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHLOX
1 longer words begin with PHLOX.
Shorter words from the letters in PHLOX
Common questions about PHLOX
- Is PHLOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHLOX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHLOX worth?
- PHLOX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHLOX mean?
- A garden plant with clusters of small, brightly coloured, often fragrant flowers, native mainly to North America.
- What letters can be added to PHLOX?
- No single letter can be added to PHLOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PHLOX:
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