Is PHOENIXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOENIXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOENIXES mean?
Phoenixes is a form of PHOENIX.
- noun
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
- noun
a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
- noun
a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
- noun
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PHOENIXES
PHOENIXES 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 PHOENIXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phenixes20
- phoenix19
- phenix18
- sphinx18
- hexones17
- epoxies16
- hexone16
- hexose16
- expose15
- hexes15
- expos14
- pixes14
- poxes14
- exines13
- expo13
- hex13
- phonies12
- exine12
- exons12
- nixes12
- pix12
- pox12
- phones11
- siphon11
- sphene11
- exes11
- exon11
- nixe11
- oxen11
- oxes11
- hopes10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phons10
- sheep10
- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- sox10
- xis10
- peonies9
- heps9
- hips9
- hope9
- hops9
- pehs9
- pheo9
- phis9
- phon9
- phos9
- pish9
- posh9
- ship9
- shop9
- soph9
- ex9
- ox9
- xi9
- opines8
- peones8
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