PHOSPHONIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. PHOSPHONIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOSPHONIUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOSPHONIUM is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOSPHONIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phosphoniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOSPHONIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHOSPHONIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOSPHONIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOSPHONIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A positively charged ion made of phosphorus and hydrogen, or any organic compound derived from it.
Phosphonium behaves like ammonium, with phosphorus taking the place of nitrogen. Chemists meet it in salts that are used in organic synthesis, for example to make alkenes.
How PHOSPHONIUM is used
Phosphonium appears in chemistry texts, often as part of salt names such as phosphonium chloride.
- The phosphonium salt was dissolved in dry solvent.
- A phosphonium ion carries a positive charge on the phosphorus atom.
- Students prepared a phosphonium compound in the laboratory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOSPHONIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOSPHONIUM
1 longer words begin with PHOSPHONIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOSPHONIUM
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Common questions about PHOSPHONIUM
- Is PHOSPHONIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOSPHONIUM, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOSPHONIUM worth?
- PHOSPHONIUM is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOSPHONIUM mean?
- A positively charged ion made of phosphorus and hydrogen, or any organic compound derived from it.
- What letters can be added to PHOSPHONIUM?
- PHOSPHONIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHOSPHONIUM:
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