Words Starting With PH
Every English word that starts with "PH". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
37 words found
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words3
11 Letter Words5
10 Letter Words7
9 Letter Words2
8 Letter Words4
7 Letter Words3
6 Letter Words6
5 Letter Words4
4 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 37 words, running from 4 to 14 letters and averaging 8.6 letters apiece. The commonest length is 10 letters, covering 7 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are h (37), p (37), o (23), a (20), e (19). Vowels make up 33% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 17.8 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PHARMACEUTICAL at 25, followed by PHILOSOPHICAL, PHOTOGRAPHY and PHYSIQUE. 37 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 3 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are PHARMACEUTICAL at 14 letters, while the shortest come in at 4: PHEW.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "PH" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 37 words starting with "PH". They run from 4 to 14 letters, and 10-letter entries are the most common with 7 of them.
Which of these words starting with "PH" scores highest in Scrabble?+
PHARMACEUTICAL is the highest scorer at 25 points before board bonuses, ahead of PHILOSOPHICAL, PHOTOGRAPHY and PHYSIQUE. The list averages 17.8 points per word, and 37 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "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 starting with "PH"?+
PHARMACEUTICAL is the longest at 14 letters. 3 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "PH" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 33% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are H, P, O. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.