6-Letter Words Starting With PHY
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With PHY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With PHY 14 words
How common is PHY at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 six-letter words that start with PHY. They average 14.5 points, the best is PHYSIC (16 points) and 21.4% end in N.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.5
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 7%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 21.4% of words
Most common last letters
- n 21.4%
- c 14.3%
- o 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ae7.1%
- io7.1%
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 six-letter word that starts with PHY
p 3h 4y 4s 1i 1c 3
P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + S 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
physic
- nouna purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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How many six-letter words that start with PHY are there?
There are 14 six-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 six-letter word that starts with PHY?
PHYSIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHYLUM (16), PHYLIC (16), PHYSED (15).
Which rare six-letter words that start with PHY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PHYLIC (16), PHYSED (15), PHYLAE (14), PHYLAR (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.