Is PHYSALIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHYSALIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHYSALIS mean?
- noun
ground cherries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + Y (4) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PHYSALIS
PHYSALIS 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 PHYSALIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apishly15
- splashy15
- physis14
- plashy14
- sylphs14
- haply13
- hiply13
- phyla13
- sylph13
- syphs13
- hyps12
- syph12
- aspish11
- palish11
- phasis11
- phials11
- spahis11
- splash11
- splays11
- hissy11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shays11
- shily11
- hyp11
- aphis10
- apish10
- hasps10
- palsy10
- phial10
- pissy10
- plash10
- plays10
- ships10
- spahi10
- spays10
- splay10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
- haps9
- hasp9
- hips9
- paly9
- pash9
- pays9
- phis9
- pily9
- pish9
- play9
- pyas9
- ship9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yips9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
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