PHYLACTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. PHYLACTERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYLACTERY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYLACTERY is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYLACTERY
No single letter turns PHYLACTERY into another word.
How PHYLACTERY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHYLACTERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHYLACTERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHYLACTERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small leather box holding scripture texts, worn by observant Jews at weekday morning prayer.
Each phylactery is strapped to the arm or forehead, and the words inside are written on parchment. In older English the word also meant any charm worn as protection.
How PHYLACTERY is used
Used in religious and historical writing, and sometimes figuratively for a protective charm.
- He bound the phylactery to his arm before praying.
- The museum displayed an old phylactery with tiny parchment scrolls.
- A phylactery was once worn to ward off sickness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYLACTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYLACTERY
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Common questions about PHYLACTERY
- Is PHYLACTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYLACTERY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYLACTERY worth?
- PHYLACTERY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYLACTERY mean?
- A small leather box holding scripture texts, worn by observant Jews at weekday morning prayer.
- What letters can be added to PHYLACTERY?
- No single letter can be added to PHYLACTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHYLACTERY:
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