PHYLARCHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHYLARCHY 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHYLARCHY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYLARCHY is to know. It scores 25 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYLARCHY
No single letter turns PHYLARCHY into another word.
How PHYLARCHY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHYLARCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHYLARCHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHYLARCHY
- PHYLARCHY gets by on a single vowel across 9 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PHYLARCHY
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Common questions about PHYLARCHY
- Is PHYLARCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHYLARCHY is not in it.
- How many points is PHYLARCHY worth?
- PHYLARCHY is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHYLARCHY?
- No single letter can be added to PHYLARCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHYLARCHY:
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