8-Letter Words Starting With PHI
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PHI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PHI 16 words
How common is PHI at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 eight-letter words that start with PHI. They average 15.4 points, the best is PHINNOCK (19 points) and 25% end in S.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.4
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- s 25%
- g 18.8%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ia6.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with PHI
p 3h 4i 1n 1n 1o 1c 3k 5
P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + N 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
phinnock
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with PHI are there?
There are 16 eight-letter words that start with PHI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with PHI?
PHINNOCK is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHISNOMY (18), PHISHING (17), PHIMOTIC (17).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with PHI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PHINNOCK (19), PHISNOMY (18), PHIMOTIC (17), PHILABEG (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.