132 Words Starting With PHA
The prefix PHA appears in 132 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 23 entries. Average word length: 10.1 letters.
P is the third most common starting letter. It covers the physical (push, pull, press), the conceptual (purpose, principle, proof), and the scientific (photon, protein, polymer).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with PHA: PHAGOCYTIZING (34 pts), PHAGOCYTIZED (33 pts), PHAGOCYTIZES (32 pts), PHARMACODYNAMIC (32 pts), PHARMACOTHERAPY (32 pts). The shortest is PHAT (4 letters) and the longest is PHANTASMAGORIAS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in MART.
Notable words: PHAT — susceptible of easy and rapid typesetting [adj].; PHAGE — (short for) a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria [n].; PHAGES — (short for) a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria [n].; PHAETON — a light two-horse four-wheeled open carriage [n]. Browse words starting with REC for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with PHA?
PHAGOCYTIZING scores 34 points. Runner-up: PHAGOCYTIZED at 33 points. See words ending in HOW for more high-value options.
How many words start with PHA?
Our dictionary has 132 words that start with PHA. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (23).
What is the shortest word that starts with PHA?
PHAT at just 4 letters. It means: susceptible of easy and rapid typesetting [adj].