Is PEMPHIGUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEMPHIGUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEMPHIGUSES mean?
Pemphiguses is a form of PEMPHIGUS.
- noun
a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PEMPHIGUSES
PEMPHIGUSES 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 PEMPHIGUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pemphigus19
- humpies14
- imphees14
- hempie13
- imphee13
- uppish13
- guimpes12
- guppies12
- hemps12
- humps12
- umphs12
- guimpe11
- meshes11
- mushes11
- pishes11
- pushes11
- pimps11
- pumps11
- hemp11
- hump11
- umph11
- gushes10
- spumes10
- gimps10
- hemes10
- sheep10
- shims10
- ships10
- smush10
- pimp10
- pugh10
- pump10
- ghees9
- peeps9
- pipes9
- sighs9
- simps9
- spume9
- sughs9
- sumps9
- gimp9
- heme9
- hems9
- heps9
- hims9
- hips9
- hums9
- mesh9
- mush9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- push9
- shim9
- ship9
- emesis8
- espies8
- misuse8
- peises8
- speise8
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