PHYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYSIS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYSIS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYSIS
No single letter turns PHYSIS into another word.
How PHYSIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about PHYSIS
- PHYSIS 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
What does PHYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The inherent nature or growth principle of a thing, as used in Greek philosophy; also the growth plate of a long bone.
Philosophers treat physis as the way things come to be what they are by their own power. Anatomists use the same word for the cartilage zone at the end of a bone where lengthening happens.
How PHYSIS is used
Physis is a specialist word in philosophy and anatomy.
- Aristotle contrasts physis with human craft.
- The fracture crossed the physis of the thigh bone.
- The scholar wrote an essay on physis in early Greek thought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYSIS
Common questions about PHYSIS
- Is PHYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYSIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYSIS worth?
- PHYSIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYSIS mean?
- The inherent nature or growth principle of a thing, as used in Greek philosophy; also the growth plate of a long bone.
- What letters can be added to PHYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PHYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHYSIS:
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