PHOBIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PHOBIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOBIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOBIA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOBIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phobiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOBIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHOBIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does PHOBIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep, lasting fear of a particular thing or situation that is out of all proportion to the real danger.
A phobia goes well beyond ordinary nervousness: the person may go out of their way to avoid heights, spiders, flying or crowded rooms, and even thinking about the trigger can bring on panic. Doctors treat it as an anxiety disorder, and gradual exposure to the feared thing is a common way to ease it. In casual talk the word is stretched to cover any strong dislike. The ending -phobia is also added to many roots to name specific fears.
How PHOBIA is used
Used both clinically and loosely; the plural is phobias.
- Her phobia of deep water kept her away from every pool.
- He has a phobia about needles and faints at the sight of them.
- A phobia can begin after one frightening event in childhood.
- The therapist helped him face his phobia one small step at a time.
- I have a mild phobia of moths, though I know they are harmless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOBIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOBIA
1 longer words begin with PHOBIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOBIA
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Common questions about PHOBIA
- Is PHOBIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOBIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOBIA worth?
- PHOBIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOBIA mean?
- A deep, lasting fear of a particular thing or situation that is out of all proportion to the real danger.
- What letters can be added to PHOBIA?
- PHOBIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHOBIA:
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