Is PHYLACTERIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHYLACTERIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHYLACTERIES mean?
Phylacteries is a form of PHYLACTERY.
- noun
(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + Y (4) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 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 PHYLACTERIES
PHYLACTERIES 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 PHYLACTERIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- archetypes20
- archetype19
- phyletics19
- preachily19
- hysterical18
- eyepatch18
- patchily18
- phyletic18
- physical18
- scyphate18
- preachiest17
- preethical17
- starchily17
- teacherly17
- cheaply17
- cyphers17
- eparchy17
- preachy17
- sylphic17
- apheretic16
- calypters16
- chapiters16
- clipsheet16
- eparchies16
- parcheesi16
- peachiest16
- petechial16
- precisely16
- repatches16
- specialty16
- spherical16
- charleys16
- chastely16
- cheerily16
- cheesily16
- chestily16
- hyperest16
- hysteric16
- lecythis16
- yachters16
- yachties16
- chirpy16
- cypher16
- patchy16
- peachy16
- phylic16
- physic16
- pitchy16
- psyche16
- scyphi16
- sphalerite15
- hairstyle15
- apyretic15
- aspheric15
- calypter15
- chapiter15
- chaplets15
- chapters15
- cheapest15
- cheapies15
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