PHLYCTENAE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. PHLYCTENAE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3h4l1y4c3t1e1n1a1e1
PlayablePHLYCTENAE · 10 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PHLYCTENAE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful PHLYCTENAE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHLYCTENAE
No single letter turns PHLYCTENAE into another word.
How PHLYCTENAE scores
Scrabble p3h4l1y4c3t1e1n1a1e1 20
Words with Friends p4h3l2y3c4t1e1n2a1e1 22
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHLYCTENAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHLYCTENAE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PHLYCTENAE
pachytene19 phlyctena19 eyepatch18 enthalpy16 clypeate15 planchet15 elephant13 pentacle12 cheaply17 chantey15 lynchet15 phytane15 chaplet14 cheapen14 ectypal14 patency14 planche14 tepache14 aplenty12 chelate12 haptene12 heeltap12 heptane12 latency12 penalty12 phenate12 capelet11 clapnet11 entayle10 lethean10 latence9 cheapy16 patchy16 peachy16 chanty14 hypate14 leachy14 lychee14 phenyl14 phylae14
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Common questions about PHLYCTENAE
- Is PHLYCTENAE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHLYCTENAE is not in it.
- How many points is PHLYCTENAE worth?
- PHLYCTENAE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHLYCTENAE?
- No single letter can be added to PHLYCTENAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHLYCTENAE:
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