Is PHYSICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHYSICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHYSICAL mean?
- adjective
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
“physical exercise”
- adjective
relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
“physical sciences”
- adjective
having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses
“a physical manifestation”
- adjective
according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
“a reflex response to physical stimuli”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + Y (4) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 18 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 PHYSICAL
Single letters that turn PHYSICAL 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 PHYSICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sylphic17
- phylic16
- physic16
- scyphi16
- apishly15
- clayish15
- psych15
- caliphs14
- plashy14
- caliph13
- capish13
- phasic13
- chays13
- haply13
- hiply13
- phyla13
- sylph13
- caphs12
- chaps12
- chips12
- spacy12
- spicy12
- achy12
- chay12
- hyps12
- lych12
- syph12
- laichs11
- palish11
- phials11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shily11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- pacy11
- pyic11
- hyp11
- plicas10
- acyls10
- aphis10
- apish10
- chais10
- chias10
- clash10
- clays10
- laich10
- palsy10
- phial10
- plash10
- plays10
- scaly10
- spahi10
- splay10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
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