Words Containing PH
Every English word containing "PH". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
89 words found
15 Letter Words3
14 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words3
12 Letter Words7
11 Letter Words7
10 Letter Words12
9 Letter Words14
8 Letter Words16
7 Letter Words6
6 Letter Words11
5 Letter Words7
4 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 89 words, running from 4 to 15 letters and averaging 8.9 letters apiece. The commonest length is 8 letters, covering 16 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are h (89), p (89), e (55), o (54), a (49). Vowels make up 35% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 17.5 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CRYSTALLOGRAPHY at 29, followed by METHAMPHETAMINE, CHOREOGRAPHY and GEOGRAPHICALLY. 89 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 6 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CINEMATOGRAPHER, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY and METHAMPHETAMINE at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 4: PHEW.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "PH" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 89 words containing "PH". They run from 4 to 15 letters, and 8-letter entries are the most common with 16 of them.
Which of these words containing "PH" scores highest in Scrabble?+
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY is the highest scorer at 29 points before board bonuses, ahead of METHAMPHETAMINE, CHOREOGRAPHY and GEOGRAPHICALLY. The list averages 17.5 points per word, and 89 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "PH"?+
The shortest are PHEW at 4 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "PH"?+
CINEMATOGRAPHER, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY and METHAMPHETAMINE are the longest at 15 letters. 6 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "PH" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 35% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are H, P, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.