PHOEBE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PHOEBE 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 PHOEBE?
| 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 PHOEBE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOEBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phoebesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOEBE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHOEBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 282,209.
What does PHOEBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanzoology
A small grey-brown North American bird of the flycatcher family that wags its tail.
The phoebe takes its name from its song, a plain two-note call that sounds close to the name itself. It often nests under bridges, eaves and porch roofs, and it darts out from a perch to catch insects in the air. Many people see it as one of the first birds to return in early spring. Watchers learn to spot it by its habit of bobbing its tail while it sits.
How PHOEBE is used
Mainly a bird-watching term in the eastern part of North America.
- A phoebe built its nest on a beam of the old barn.
- We heard the phoebe calling from the fence before sunrise.
- The phoebe snapped up a fly and went back to its branch.
- Under the bridge a phoebe had stuck a cup of moss to the wall.
- The first phoebe of the year arrived in March.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOEBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOEBE
1 longer words begin with PHOEBE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOEBE
Common questions about PHOEBE
- Is PHOEBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOEBE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOEBE worth?
- PHOEBE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOEBE mean?
- A small grey-brown North American bird of the flycatcher family that wags its tail.
- What letters can be added to PHOEBE?
- PHOEBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHOEBE:
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