6-Letter Words Starting With PHYL
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With PHYL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With PHYL 6 words
How common is PHYL at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 six-letter words that start with PHYL. They average 14.7 points and the best is PHYLUM (16 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.7
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- C
- 16.7% of words
Most common last letters
- c 16.7%
- e 16.7%
- m 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ae16.7%
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 PHYL
p 3h 4y 4l 1u 1m 3
P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + L 1 + U 1 + M 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).
phylum
- noun(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
- noun(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
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How many six-letter words that start with PHYL are there?
There are 6 six-letter words that start with PHYL 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 PHYL?
PHYLUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHYLIC (16), PHYLLO (14), PHYLAE (14).
Which rare six-letter words that start with PHYL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PHYLIC (16), PHYLAE (14), PHYLAR (14), PHYLON (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.