Is APHORISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APHORISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APHORISMS mean?
Aphorisms is a form of APHORISM.
- noun
a short pithy instructive saying
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 16 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 APHORISMS
APHORISMS 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 APHORISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aphorism15
- morphias15
- orphisms15
- mishaps14
- morphia14
- orphism14
- rompish14
- shrimps14
- sophism14
- mishap13
- mopish13
- morphs13
- pashms13
- shrimp13
- prosaism12
- mohairs12
- raspish12
- shamois12
- morph12
- pashm12
- porisms11
- aspish11
- ihrams11
- marish11
- mohair11
- morish11
- parish11
- pharos11
- phasis11
- poisha11
- raphis11
- shamos11
- sharps11
- spahis11
- orishas10
- impros10
- passim10
- porism10
- primas10
- primos10
- prisms10
- aphis10
- apish10
- harms10
- harps10
- hasps10
- homas10
- ihram10
- marsh10
- opahs10
- shams10
- sharp10
- shims10
- ships10
- shops10
- smash10
- sophs10
- spahi10
- orisha9
- roshis9
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