PHOBISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOBISTS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHOBISTS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOBISTS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOBISTS
No single letter turns PHOBISTS into another word.
How PHOBISTS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHOBISTS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOBISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOBISTS mean in Scrabble?
PHOBISTS is the plural of PHOBIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOBISTS
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Common questions about PHOBISTS
- Is PHOBISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOBISTS is not in it.
- How many points is PHOBISTS worth?
- PHOBISTS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOBISTS?
- No single letter can be added to PHOBISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHOBISTS:
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