5-Letter Words Starting With PH
There are 14 five-letter words starting with PH in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
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All 14 words
- phase10 points
- phone10 points
- photo10 points
- phony13 points
- phlox17 points
- phyla13 points
- phial10 points
- phyle13 points
- phage11 points
- phons10 points
- phots10 points
- phpht15 points
- phono10 points
- phuts10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 14
- By usage: 4 very common, 3 common, 7 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- phlox 17
- phpht 15
- phony 13
- phyla 13
- phyle 13
- phage 11
- phase 10
- phial 10
- phone 10
- phono 10
Most common
- phase
- phone
- photo
- phony
- phlox
- phyla
- phial
- phyle
- phage
- phons
Definitions
- phase (noun)
- Any distinct time period in a sequence of events.
- phone (noun)
- Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.
- photo (noun)
- A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format.
- phony (adjective)
- Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
Below you will find all 14 five-letter words starting with PH from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. PHASE, PHONE and PHOTO are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with the letters PH, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with PH are there?
Our dictionary has 14 five-letter words starting with PH, of which 7 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with PH?
PHLOX scores 17 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.