Words Without PH
English words that don't use the letters "PH". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
8,664 words found
15 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words2
11 Letter Words3
10 Letter Words12
9 Letter Words33
8 Letter Words38
7 Letter Words111
6 Letter Words137
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words127
2 Letter Words38
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About These Words
This list holds 8,664 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 5.2 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (426), a (309), n (288), i (279), o (260). Vowels make up 38% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 8.7 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is EVERYBODY at 21, followed by COMFORTABLE, QUICK and AMAZING. 374 of them (47%) contain a letter worth four or more. 111 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AD, AM and AN.
Length distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "PH" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 8,664 words without "PH". They run from 2 to 4 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 135 of them.
Which of these words without "PH" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JACK is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of JOKE, JOEY and KICK. The list averages 6.1 points per word, and 129 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "PH"?+
The shortest are AD, AM, AN, AS and AT at 2 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 without "PH"?+
ABLE, ALSO, AREA and ARMY are the longest at 4 letters.
Are words without "PH" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 39% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are E, A, O. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.