PHORMIUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHORMIUMS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3h4o1r1m3i1u1m3s1
Depends on the listPHORMIUMS · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PHORMIUMS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful PHORMIUMS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHORMIUMS
No single letter turns PHORMIUMS into another word.
How PHORMIUMS scores
Scrabble p3h4o1r1m3i1u1m3s1 18
Words with Friends p4h3o1r1m4i1u2m4s1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHORMIUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHORMIUMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PHORMIUMS
phormium17 mumpish16 orphism14 rompish14 rummish14 hupiros12 mopish13 morphs13 shrimp13 humors11 hupiro11 mohurs11 morish11 impros10 opiums10 osmium10 porism10 primos10 primus10 purism10 rumpos10 houris9 rimous8 humps12 morph12 sumph12 umphs12 mumps11 humor10 mohrs10 mohur10 ouphs10 impro9 momus9 mopus9 moups9 opium9 piums9 primo9 prims9
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Common questions about PHORMIUMS
- Is PHORMIUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHORMIUMS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHORMIUMS worth?
- PHORMIUMS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHORMIUMS?
- No single letter can be added to PHORMIUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHORMIUMS:
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