Is PHENOMENON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHENOMENON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHENOMENON mean?
- noun
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
- noun
a remarkable development
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 17 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 PHENOMENON
Single letters that turn PHENOMENON into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PHENOMENON
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phoneme14
- hempen13
- phenom13
- nonheme12
- nonhome12
- oomph12
- phonon11
- hemp11
- penmen10
- phone10
- phono10
- heme9
- home9
- homo9
- hoop9
- hope9
- moho9
- pheo9
- phon9
- pooh9
- nonmen8
- pennon8
- mope8
- poem8
- pome8
- pomo8
- hem8
- hep8
- hom8
- hop8
- meh8
- mho8
- ohm8
- peh8
- pho8
- poh8
- nomen7
- penne7
- hone7
- mop7
- pom7
- hm7
- meno6
- mono6
- moon6
- neem6
- neep6
- nome6
- nope6
- omen6
- open6
- peen6
- peon6
- pone6
- poon6
- hen6
- hoe6
- hon6
- hoo6
- noh6
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