Is PHILANDERERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILANDERERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILANDERERS mean?
Philanderers is a form of PHILANDERER.
- noun
a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PHILANDERERS
PHILANDERERS 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 PHILANDERERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- philanderer17
- dealership16
- leadership16
- philanders16
- prehandles16
- prehardens16
- readership16
- eldership15
- ephedrins15
- insphered15
- philander15
- phrensied15
- planished15
- plenished15
- prehandle15
- preharden15
- rephrased15
- sharpened15
- headliners14
- heraldries14
- planisher14
- replenish14
- resharpen14
- shapelier14
- sharpener14
- deanship14
- ephedras14
- ephedrin14
- headpins14
- helipads14
- perished14
- pinheads14
- raphides14
- reshaped14
- lipreaders13
- hardeners13
- headliner13
- headlines13
- hinderers13
- rehandles13
- rehardens13
- rideshare13
- earlship13
- elaphine13
- harelips13
- heparins13
- insphere13
- perisher13
- pharisee13
- plashier13
- rephrase13
- reshaper13
- seraphin13
- shrapnel13
- spherier13
- aphides13
- daphnes13
- diphase13
- dishpan13
- ephedra13
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