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
25
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
14
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) + 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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