Is PHENCYCLIDINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHENCYCLIDINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHENCYCLIDINES mean?
Phencyclidines is a form of PHENCYCLIDINE.
- noun
a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
31
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) + C (3) + L (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 27 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 PHENCYCLIDINES
PHENCYCLIDINES 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 PHENCYCLIDINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phencyclidine26
- psychedelic24
- lynchpins19
- psychic19
- diphenyls18
- epicycles18
- lynchpin18
- phenylic18
- psyched18
- cinephiles17
- nephelinic17
- chelipeds17
- dicyclies17
- indecency17
- diphenyl17
- epicycle17
- sylphic17
- cinephile16
- linchpins16
- shinneyed16
- cepheids16
- cheesily16
- cheliped16
- cichlids16
- clenched16
- clinched16
- dyspneic16
- pendency16
- lynched16
- sylphid16
- synched16
- chicly16
- hypnic16
- phylic16
- physic16
- psyche16
- scyphi16
- yecchs16
- incidences15
- plenished15
- clenches15
- clinches15
- elenchic15
- linchpin15
- plenches15
- cepheid15
- cichlid15
- cinched15
- cliched15
- decency15
- delphic15
- lychees15
- lychnis15
- lynches15
- phenyls15
- pinched15
- ycleped15
- physed15
- psych15
- yecch15
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