Is PHYSALISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHYSALISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHYSALISES mean?
Physalises is a form of PHYSALIS.
- noun
ground cherries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + Y (4) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PHYSALISES
PHYSALISES 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 PHYSALISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phylesis16
- physalis16
- apishly15
- shapely15
- splashy15
- phylae14
- physes14
- physis14
- plashy14
- sylphs14
- paisleys13
- shipless13
- splashes13
- haply13
- heapy13
- hiply13
- hypes13
- phyla13
- phyle13
- sylph13
- syphs13
- aphesis12
- hapless12
- hipless12
- paisley12
- plashes12
- shaley12
- hype12
- hyps12
- syph12
- alephs11
- aspish11
- palish11
- pashes11
- payess11
- phases11
- phasis11
- phials11
- pishes11
- shapes11
- shleps11
- slypes11
- spahis11
- splash11
- splays11
- hissy11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shays11
- shily11
- yeahs11
- hyp11
- ashless10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- sassily10
- sheilas10
- slashes10
- aleph10
- aphis10
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