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Phony

p 3h 4o 1n 1y 4

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 5 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does phony 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

adjective

  1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

    Synonymsbogusfakephoneybastard

Is PHONY 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) Yes

PHONY is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is PHONY worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3h 4o 1n 1y 4

Words With Friends

13 pts
p 4h 3o 1n 2y 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4h 4o 1n 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3h 3o 1n 1y 4

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

Words from the letters in PHONY

Hooks for PHONY

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

Front hooks

aphony

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PHONY

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

cronystonybonyponyagonyironycolonyharmonyceremonyebonyfelonyalimonybalconyacrimonygluttonymonotonymatrimonypatrimonytestimonysymphony
All words ending in -ONY

Phony: quick answers

Is PHONY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PHONY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PHONY worth?
PHONY scores 13 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does phony mean?
As a noun, phony 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”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PHONY?
You can make 22 shorter words from PHONY, such as HYPO, HYP, HOY, PHON. See the full list.