Words That Start With PH
- 1,962 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With PH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With PH 1,962 words
4-Letter Words Starting With PH 9
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With PH 22
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With PH 68
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With PH 85
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With PH 127
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With PH 199
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With PH 246
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With PH 241
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With PH 269
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With PH 224
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With PH 167
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With PH 139
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With PH 66
17-Letter Words Starting With PH 41
18-Letter Words Starting With PH 21
19-Letter Words Starting With PH 20
20-Letter Words Starting With PH 12
21-Letter Words Starting With PH 3
How common is PH at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 1,962 words that start with PH. Most are 12 letters long, they average 21.5 points, the best is PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE (45 points) and 39.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,962
- Most common length
- 12 letters
- 269 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 21.5
- out of 45 max
- Longest word
- PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.9%
- e 10.3%
- y 8.6%
Top vowel pairs
- io7.4%
- ie5.7%
- ia4.7%
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 word that starts with PH
p 3h 4o 1s 1p 3h 4o 1g 2l 1y 4c 3e 1r 1a 1l 1d 2e 1h 4y 4d 2e 1
P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + G 2 + L 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1 + D 2 + E 1 + H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + E 1 = 45 points
- Double word
- 90 pts
- Triple word
- 135 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
phosphoglyceraldehyde
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with PH are there?
There are 1,962 words that start with PH in our combined English word list. The most common length is 12 letters, with 269 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with PH?
PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE is worth 45 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOTOLITHOGRAPHICALLY (40), PHARMACODYNAMICALLY (39), PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES (39).
What are some common words that start with PH?
Everyday examples include PHILOSOPHY, PHONE, PHYSICAL, PHRASE, PHASE, PHENOMENON, PHILOSOPHICAL, PHYSIC. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with PH?
PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PHARMACEUTICALS (15 letters) is the longest common one.