Is PHILODENDRA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHILODENDRA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHILODENDRA mean?
Philodendra is a form of PHILODENDRON.
- noun
often grown as a houseplant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + R (1) + A (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 PHILODENDRA
PHILODENDRA 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 PHILODENDRA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- philander15
- drophead15
- headpond15
- parhelion14
- diaphone14
- orphaned14
- poniarded13
- aphelion13
- dihedral13
- dihedron13
- phelonia13
- dolphin13
- haploid13
- headpin13
- helipad13
- hirpled13
- phonied13
- pinhead13
- ralphed13
- raphide13
- hardline12
- inholder12
- pardoned12
- parodied12
- alphorn12
- diehard12
- ephoral12
- handled12
- harelip12
- heparin12
- hoarded12
- hondled12
- phonier12
- pinhole12
- daphne12
- harped12
- phoned12
- palinode11
- handier11
- handler11
- hordein11
- inhaled11
- paddler11
- pandied11
- piddler11
- plaided11
- plodder11
- poinded11
- daledh11
- ephori11
- handed11
- harpin11
- hidden11
- hirple11
- hodden11
- hoddin11
- holpen11
- horded11
- orphan11
- phenol11
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