Is PHALANXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHALANXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHALANXES mean?
Phalanxes is a form of PHALANX.
- noun
any of the bones of the fingers or toes
- noun
any closely ranked crowd of people
- noun
a body of troops in close array
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + X (8) + 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 PHALANXES
PHALANXES 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 PHALANXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hexaplas20
- hapaxes19
- hexapla19
- phalanx19
- hapax17
- paxes14
- apex13
- plex13
- hex13
- phaseal12
- saphena12
- axels12
- axles12
- laxes12
- pax12
- alephs11
- alphas11
- ashpan11
- shapen11
- axal11
- axel11
- axes11
- axle11
- aleph10
- alpha10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- pasha10
- phase10
- plash10
- shape10
- shlep10
- axe10
- lax10
- lex10
- sax10
- sex10
- hansel9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- help9
- heps9
- pash9
- pehs9
- ax9
- ex9
- apneal8
- apneas8
- paeans8
- paesan8
- panels8
- planes8
- salpae8
- ashen8
- hales8
- hansa8
- hanse8
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