Is PYTHONESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PYTHONESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PYTHONESS mean?
- noun
a witch with powers of divination
- noun
(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + Y (4) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PYTHONESS
PYTHONESS 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 PYTHONESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hypnoses16
- phoneys15
- phytons15
- pythons15
- syphons15
- typhons15
- typhose15
- hyssop14
- phoney14
- physes14
- phyton14
- python14
- syphon14
- typhon14
- honesty13
- hypes13
- hypos13
- phony13
- sophy13
- syphs13
- poshest12
- honeys12
- hoseys12
- hysons12
- shyest12
- synths12
- hype12
- hypo12
- hyps12
- syph12
- phones11
- pyoses11
- sepoys11
- tepoys11
- thesps11
- tophes11
- honey11
- hosey11
- hyson11
- synth11
- hyp11
- hotness10
- hopes10
- peony10
- pesty10
- pheos10
- phone10
- phons10
- phots10
- poesy10
- posey10
- potsy10
- sepoy10
- shops10
- sophs10
- sysop10
- tepoy10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
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