7-Letter Words Starting With PHO
- 26 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With PHO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With PHO 26 words
How common is PHO at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 26 seven-letter words that start with PHO. They average 13.8 points, the best is PHOENIX (19 points) and 46.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 26
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.8
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 31%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 46.2% of words
Most common last letters
- s 46.2%
- e 15.4%
- d 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- oe15.4%
- ie11.5%
- ia3.8%
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 seven-letter word that starts with PHO
p 3h 4o 1e 1n 1i 1x 8
P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + X 8 = 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).
phoenix
- nounthe state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
- nouna large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
- nouna legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
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How many seven-letter words that start with PHO are there?
There are 26 seven-letter words that start with PHO 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 seven-letter word that starts with PHO?
PHOENIX is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOBICS (16), PHOBISM (16), PHONEYS (15).
What are some common seven-letter words that start with PHO?
Everyday examples include PHOENIX, PHONIER, PHONING, PHOBIAS, PHONICS, PHONIED, PHONEME, PHOTONS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare seven-letter words that start with PHO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PHOBISM (16), PHONEYS (15), PHONILY (15), PHORESY (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.