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8-Letter Words Starting With PHY

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PHY

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With PHY 22 words

How common is PHY at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 22 eight-letter words that start with PHY. They average 18.2 points, the best is PHYSIQUE (25 points) and 36.4% end in S.

Total words
22
Average Scrabble score
18.2
out of 25 max
Everyday words
9%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
36.4% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 36.4%
  • e 18.2%
  • y 13.6%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia4.5%
  • oi4.5%
  • ue4.5%

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 PHY

p 3h 4y 4s 1i 1q 10u 1e 1

P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + S 1 + I 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 = 25 points

Double word
50 pts
Triple word
75 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

physique

  1. nounconstitution of the human body
  2. nounalternative names for the body of a human being“Leonardo studied the human body”
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How many eight-letter words that start with PHY are there?

There are 22 eight-letter words that start with PHY 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 PHY?

PHYSIQUE is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHYSICKY (25), PHYLAXIS (23), PHYLARCH (21).

Which rare eight-letter words that start with PHY score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include PHYSICKY (25), PHYLAXIS (23), PHYLARCH (21), PHYLLODY (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.