PHONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PHONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHONIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHONIC is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHONIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHONIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does PHONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having to do with sound, or with the sounds of speech and the way letters stand for them.
In teaching, a phonic method trains children to link letters with sounds so they can read new words by sounding them out. Earlier writers also used the word more broadly for anything that concerns sound as a physical thing. Today the sense tied to reading lessons is far the commoner one. The related noun phonics names the teaching approach itself.
How PHONIC is used
Mostly seen in education writing about early reading; the noun phonics is more common.
- The school adopted a phonic approach to early reading.
- A phonic drill helped her sound out the long word.
- Spanish spelling is largely phonic, so words are written as they sound.
- He studied the phonic patterns of the two dialects.
- The teacher handed out a phonic chart with each letter and its sound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHONIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHONIC
The 6 tiles of PHONIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHONIC
2 longer words begin with PHONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PHONIC
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Common questions about PHONIC
- Is PHONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHONIC worth?
- PHONIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHONIC mean?
- Having to do with sound, or with the sounds of speech and the way letters stand for them.
- What letters can be added to PHONIC?
- PHONIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHONIC:
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