Words Containing SPHENES

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing SPHENES?

ZYGOSPHENES is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOSPHENES (20), SPHENES (12).

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All Words Containing SPHENES 3 words

How often does SPHENES appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing SPHENES. Most are 7 letters long, they average 20.3 points and the best is ZYGOSPHENES (29 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 7 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 20.3; out of 29 max
Longest word: ZYGOSPHENES; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

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s 100%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing SPHENES

z ₁₀y ₄g ₂o ₁s ₁p ₃h ₄e ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

Z 10 + Y 4 + G 2 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 29 points

Double word: 58 pts
Triple word: 87 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

zygosphenes

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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