PHONEME is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHONEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHONEME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHONEME is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHONEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phonemesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHONEME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHONEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does PHONEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.
English has about forty-four phonemes, and swapping one changes the word, as with pat and bat. A phoneme is an abstract unit, so one phoneme may sound a little different in different words.
How PHONEME is used
A basic term in linguistics, usually written between slashes.
- The word cat contains three phoneme units.
- Each phoneme was marked on the transcription chart.
- Children learn to blend each phoneme into whole words.
- The phoneme at the start of ship does not exist in some languages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHONEME and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHONEME
The 7 tiles of PHONEME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHONEME
1 longer words begin with PHONEME.
Shorter words from the letters in PHONEME
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Common questions about PHONEME
- Is PHONEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONEME, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHONEME worth?
- PHONEME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHONEME mean?
- The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.
- What letters can be added to PHONEME?
- PHONEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHONEME:
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