Is PHALANGERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHALANGERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHALANGERS mean?
Phalangers is a form of PHALANGER.
- noun
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + 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 PHALANGERS
PHALANGERS 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 PHALANGERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phalanger15
- phalanges15
- phalange14
- hanapers13
- pearlash13
- shrapnel13
- hanaper12
- phaseal12
- phrasal12
- plasher12
- saphena12
- sharpen12
- spheral12
- graphs12
- phages12
- grapnels11
- hangars11
- hangers11
- rehangs11
- alephs11
- alphas11
- ashpan11
- phaser11
- phrase11
- ralphs11
- raphae11
- raphes11
- seraph11
- shapen11
- shaper11
- sherpa11
- graph11
- phage11
- graples10
- grapnel10
- parangs10
- spangle10
- galahs10
- gasher10
- gerahs10
- hangar10
- hanger10
- rehang10
- sangha10
- aleph10
- alpha10
- ephas10
- harps10
- heaps10
- helps10
- pasha10
- phase10
- plash10
- ralph10
- raphe10
- shape10
- sharp10
- shlep10
- sangreal9
- earlaps9
Study PHALANGERS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.