Is PHOSPHATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOSPHATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOSPHATE mean?
- noun
a salt of phosphoric acid
- noun
carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 19 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 PHOSPHATE
Single letters that turn PHOSPHATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PHOSPHATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phpht15
- ephahs14
- shoppe13
- ephah13
- teashop12
- heaths12
- sheath12
- pathos11
- potash11
- spathe11
- tophes11
- heath11
- heths11
- appose10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- hopes10
- opahs10
- paths10
- phase10
- pheos10
- phots10
- shape10
- staph10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hath10
- hehs10
- heth10
- shah10
- pepos9
- popes9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hope9
- hops9
- opah9
- pash9
- path9
- pehs9
- phat9
- pheo9
- phos9
- phot9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- hah9
- heh9
- shh9
- sapote8
- ethos8
- haets8
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