Is PHILADELPHUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILADELPHUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILADELPHUS mean?
- noun
any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + P (3) + H (4) + U (1) + S (1) = 23 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 PHILADELPHUS
PHILADELPHUS 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 PHILADELPHUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headship17
- huppahs17
- phished16
- huppah16
- shipped15
- helipads14
- sulphide14
- palship14
- shapeup14
- shiplap14
- upheaps14
- ephahs14
- happed14
- hipped14
- supplied13
- aphides13
- diphase13
- helipad13
- hellish13
- plashed13
- plushed13
- sulphid13
- happis13
- hashed13
- hushed13
- shahid13
- shlepp13
- upheap13
- uppish13
- ephah13
- phish13
- applied12
- dapples12
- phallus12
- plushie12
- slapped12
- slipped12
- suppled12
- uphills12
- uppiled12
- aphids12
- hasped12
- pashed12
- phased12
- pished12
- pushed12
- shaped12
- upheld12
- happi12
- spadille11
- applies11
- appulse11
- dullish11
- halides11
- papules11
- pileups11
- shauled11
- shilled11
- upleaps11
- uppiles11
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