Is APHANITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APHANITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APHANITES mean?
Aphanites is a form of APHANITE.
- noun
fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for APHANITES
APHANITES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from APHANITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apathies13
- aphanite13
- pheasant13
- thespian13
- haptens12
- hatpins12
- inphase12
- saphena12
- asthenia11
- ashpan11
- hapten11
- hatpin11
- shapen11
- spathe11
- shaitan10
- sheitan10
- sthenia10
- tahinas10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- pasha10
- paths10
- phase10
- piths10
- shape10
- spahi10
- staph10
- thesp10
- anapest9
- paesani9
- panties9
- pastina9
- patinae9
- patinas9
- patines9
- peasant9
- pinatas9
- sapient9
- spinate9
- taipans9
- ashine9
- haints9
- hasten9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
- snathe9
- tahina9
- thanes9
- theins9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hips9
- pash9
- path9
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