PHYLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PHYLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
p3h4y4l1i1c3
PlayablePHYLIC · 6 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 2,070 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PHYLIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.5%
Our own measure of how useful PHYLIC is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYLIC
No single letter turns PHYLIC into another word.
How PHYLIC scores
Scrabble p3h4y4l1i1c3 16
Words with Friends p4h3y3l2i1c4 17
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHYLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about PHYLIC
- PHYLIC gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PHYLIC
hiply13 hylic13 pilch12 lych12 chip11 pyic11 lich9 pily9 clip8 hyp11 chi8 cly8 hic8 hip8 ich8 icy8 phi8 ply8 yip8 pic7 lip5 ch7 hi5 yi5 pi4 li2
Common questions about PHYLIC
- Is PHYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYLIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYLIC worth?
- PHYLIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHYLIC:
Open PHYLIC in the Word Finder