Words That Start With PHL
- 71 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With PHL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With PHL 71 words
6-Letter Words Starting With PHL 2
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With PHL 5
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With PHL 1
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With PHL 7
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With PHL 14
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With PHL 12
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With PHL 9
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With PHL 10
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With PHL 7
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With PHL 3
Full 15-letter listHow common is PHL at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 71 words that start with PHL. Most are 10 letters long, they average 20.9 points, the best is PHLEBOTOMIZING (33 points) and 39.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 71
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 14 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.9
- out of 33 max
- Longest word
- PHLEBOSCLEROSIS
- 15 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.4% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.4%
- e 11.3%
- c 9.9%
Top vowel pairs
- ie8.5%
- ae4.2%
- ia2.8%
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 word that starts with PHL
p 3h 4l 1e 1b 3o 1t 1o 1m 3i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
P 3 + H 4 + L 1 + E 1 + B 3 + O 1 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 33 points
- Double word
- 66 pts
- Triple word
- 99 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
phlebotomizing
Form of phlebotomize
- verbdraw blood“In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment”
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How many words that start with PHL are there?
There are 71 words that start with PHL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 14 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 PHL?
PHLEBOTOMIZING is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHLEBOTOMIZED (32), PHLEBOTOMIZES (31), PHLEBOTOMIZE (30).
What are some common words that start with PHL?
Everyday examples include PHLEGM, PHLEGMATIC, PHLOX, PHLEBITIS, PHLOEM, PHLEGMATICALLY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with PHL?
PHLEBOSCLEROSIS has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PHLEGMATIC (10 letters) is the longest common one.