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Phonying

p 3h 4o 1n 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Common · form of phony

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

What does phonying 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

Definitions shown for phony, the base form of phonying.

Is PHONYING 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 PHONYING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
p 3h 4o 1n 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
p 4h 3o 1n 2y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
p 4h 4o 1n 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
p 3h 3o 1n 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PHONYING

Words that end like PHONYING

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

applyingcarryingimplyingreplyingstudyingworryingburyingcopyingsupplyingvaryingemptyingmarryingdenyingrelyingtidyingbandyingbellyingberryingbullyingcaddyingcandyingcurryingdallyingdecrying
All words ending in -YING

Phonying: quick answers

Is PHONYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PHONYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PHONYING worth?
PHONYING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does phonying mean?
phonying is related to 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”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PHONYING?
You can make 95 shorter words from PHONYING, such as HYPOING, HYPING, HOYING, PHONING. See the full list.