Is PHENYLALANINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHENYLALANINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHENYLALANINES mean?
Phenylalanines is a form of PHENYLALANINE.
- noun
an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 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 PHENYLALANINES
PHENYLALANINES 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 PHENYLALANINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phenylalanine21
- aphyllies17
- synalepha17
- allyship16
- alphyls15
- apishly15
- phenyls15
- shapely15
- helplines14
- hyalines14
- nannyish14
- alphyl14
- phenyl14
- phylae14
- plashy14
- alpinely13
- aphelian13
- elaphine13
- helpline13
- saphenae13
- sleepily13
- spinally13
- aliyahs13
- eyelash13
- henleys13
- hyaenas13
- hyaline13
- hyalins13
- hyenine13
- linhays13
- shinney13
- haply13
- heapy13
- hiply13
- hypes13
- phyla13
- phyle13
- sylph13
- aphelia12
- inphase12
- paisley12
- peahens12
- penally12
- phaseal12
- plainly12
- planish12
- plenish12
- saphena12
- spinney12
- spleeny12
- aliyah12
- henley12
- hyaena12
- hyalin12
- hyenas12
- linhay12
- shaley12
- shanny12
- sheeny12
- shelly12
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