Is PHILISTIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILISTIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILISTIAS mean?
Philistias is a form of PHILISTIA.
- noun
an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PHILISTIAS
PHILISTIAS 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 PHILISTIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- philistia14
- lithiasis12
- shilpit12
- spilths12
- aspish11
- palish11
- phasis11
- phials11
- spahis11
- spilth11
- splash11
- staphs11
- lithias10
- saltish10
- tahsils10
- aphis10
- apish10
- hasps10
- paths10
- phial10
- piths10
- plash10
- ships10
- spahi10
- staph10
- pastils9
- pistils9
- spitals9
- lathis9
- latish9
- lithia9
- tahsil9
- thalis9
- haps9
- hasp9
- hips9
- pash9
- path9
- phat9
- phis9
- pish9
- pith9
- ship9
- pastil8
- pastis8
- pistil8
- plaits8
- spails8
- spaits8
- spital8
- splats8
- splits8
- hails8
- halts8
- hilts8
- hists8
- laith8
- lathi8
- laths8
- saith8
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