Is PHYLOGENESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHYLOGENESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHYLOGENESIS mean?
- noun
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + Y (4) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PHYLOGENESIS
PHYLOGENESIS 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 PHYLOGENESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phylogenies20
- polygenesis17
- hopingly17
- hypogene17
- hypnoses16
- hypnosis16
- phyleses16
- phylesis16
- hypoing16
- longships15
- phosgenes15
- polygenes15
- sploshing15
- hoseying15
- hygienes15
- phenyls15
- phoneys15
- phonily15
- physios15
- syphons15
- glyphs15
- hyping15
- lysogenies14
- lysogenise14
- enophiles14
- plenishes14
- spinosely14
- spleenish14
- epigynes14
- helpings14
- longship14
- phosgene14
- pigsneys14
- pishoges14
- polygene14
- posingly14
- sphinges14
- spongily14
- goyishe14
- hygiene14
- shingly14
- hyssop14
- phenyl14
- phoney14
- phylon14
- physes14
- physio14
- physis14
- poshly14
- sylphs14
- syphon14
- glyph14
- englishes13
- hingeless13
- enophile13
- hopeless13
- pieholes13
- pinholes13
- pisshole13
- polishes13
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