Words That Start With PHO
- 821 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With PHO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With PHO 821 words
4-Letter Words Starting With PHO 4
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With PHO 8
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With PHO 20
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With PHO 26
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With PHO 31
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With PHO 62
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With PHO 96
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With PHO 96
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With PHO 120
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With PHO 91
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With PHO 73
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With PHO 78
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With PHO 43
17-Letter Words Starting With PHO 29
18-Letter Words Starting With PHO 17
19-Letter Words Starting With PHO 14
20-Letter Words Starting With PHO 9
21-Letter Words Starting With PHO 3
How common is PHO at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 821 words that start with PHO. Most are 12 letters long, they average 22.5 points, the best is PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE (45 points) and 37.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 821
- Most common length
- 12 letters
- 120 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 22.5
- out of 45 max
- Longest word
- PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.9%
- e 12.4%
- y 8.4%
Top vowel pairs
- io11%
- ie5.1%
- oe4.6%
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 PHO
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 PHO are there?
There are 821 words that start with PHO in our combined English word list. The most common length is 12 letters, with 120 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 PHO?
PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE is worth 45 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOTOLITHOGRAPHICALLY (40), PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES (39), PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES (39).
What are some common words that start with PHO?
Everyday examples include PHONE, PHOTOGRAPHIC, PHOENIX, PHOTO, PHOTOCOPY, PHOTOGRAPH, PHONIER, PHOSPHORESCENCE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with PHO?
PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PHOSPHORESCENCE (15 letters) is the longest common one.