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Phonies

p 3h 4o 1n 1i 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Rare · plural of phony

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does phonies mean?

noun

  1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

    Synonymshypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphoneypretender

Definitions shown for phony, the base form of phonies.

Is PHONIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PHONIES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
p 3h 4o 1n 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
p 4h 3o 1n 2i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4h 4o 1n 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
p 3h 3o 1n 1i 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PHONIES

Hooks for PHONIES

Add one letter to the front or back of PHONIES to make another word.

Front hooks

aphonies

Back hooks

phoniest

Words that end like PHONIES

Common words that share the ending -ONIES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

croniesmoniesponiesagonieseboniesironiescoloniesfeloniesbalconiesharmoniesceremoniespatrimoniestestimoniessymphonies
All words ending in -ONIES

Phonies: quick answers

Is PHONIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PHONIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PHONIES worth?
PHONIES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does phonies mean?
phonies is the plural of phony, which means “a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives”.
What words can you make with the letters in PHONIES?
You can make 171 shorter words from PHONIES, such as PHEONS, PHONES, SIPHON, HOPES. See the full list.