Is PHILADELPHUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILADELPHUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILADELPHUSES mean?
Philadelphuses is a form of PHILADELPHUS.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 25
- Words With Friends
- 28
- Letters
- 14
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + P (3) + H (4) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 25 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 PHILADELPHUSES
PHILADELPHUSES 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 PHILADELPHUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- philadelphus23
- shipshape19
- headships18
- headship17
- huppahs17
- sheepish16
- shlepped16
- upheaped16
- phished16
- huppah16
- sulphides15
- palships15
- shaheeds15
- shapeups15
- shiplaps15
- phishes15
- shipped15
- passepied14
- phalluses14
- helipads14
- splashed14
- sulphide14
- sulphids14
- palship14
- shaheed14
- shahids14
- shapeup14
- shiplap14
- shlepps14
- shushed14
- upheaps14
- ephahs14
- happed14
- hipped14
- eupepsias13
- helpless13
- plushies13
- speedups13
- supplied13
- upleaped13
- aphides13
- diphase13
- helipad13
- hellish13
- plashed13
- plushed13
- sulphid13
- happis13
- hashed13
- hushed13
- shahid13
- shlepp13
- upheap13
- uppish13
- ephah13
- phish13
- displease12
- spadilles12
- appulses12
- eupepsia12
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