PHOSPHORIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOSPHORIZE 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHOSPHORIZE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOSPHORIZE is to know. It scores 30 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOSPHORIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOSPHORIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHOSPHORIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOSPHORIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PHOSPHORIZE
2 longer words begin with PHOSPHORIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOSPHORIZE
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Common questions about PHOSPHORIZE
- Is PHOSPHORIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOSPHORIZE is not in it.
- How many points is PHOSPHORIZE worth?
- PHOSPHORIZE is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOSPHORIZE?
- PHOSPHORIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHOSPHORIZE:
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