Is PHAROSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHAROSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHAROSES mean?
Pharoses is a form of PHAROS.
- noun
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PHAROSES
PHAROSES 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 PHAROSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phasers12
- phrases12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sherpas12
- ephors11
- hopers11
- pashes11
- pharos11
- phaser11
- phases11
- phrase11
- posher11
- raphes11
- seraph11
- shaper11
- shapes11
- sharps11
- sherpa11
- ephas10
- ephor10
- harps10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- hoper10
- hopes10
- opahs10
- phase10
- pheos10
- raphe10
- shape10
- sharp10
- shops10
- sophs10
- soapers9
- ahorse9
- ashore9
- hoarse9
- horses9
- hosers9
- rashes9
- shares9
- shears9
- shoers9
- shores9
- epha9
- haps9
- harp9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hope9
- hops9
- opah9
- pash9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phos9
- posh9
- shop9
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