Is PHLEBITIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHLEBITIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHLEBITIS mean?
- noun
inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + L (1) + E (1) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PHLEBITIS
PHLEBITIS 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 PHLEBITIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bhistie12
- shilpit12
- blithe11
- spilth11
- beths10
- helps10
- piths10
- shlep10
- thesp10
- spilite9
- blips9
- plebs9
- beth9
- bish9
- help9
- heps9
- hips9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- pith9
- ship9
- blites8
- pistil8
- pities8
- stipel8
- heils8
- heist8
- hilts8
- lithe8
- shiel8
- shite8
- blip8
- pleb8
- hep8
- hip8
- peh8
- phi8
- pht8
- belts7
- biles7
- bites7
- blest7
- blets7
- blite7
- pelts7
- pilei7
- piles7
- pilis7
- piste7
- plies7
- slept7
- slipe7
- slipt7
- speil7
- spelt7
- spiel7
- spile7
- spilt7
- spite7
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