Is PHEROMONE a word?
PHEROMONE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PHEROMONE is a valid word.
What does pheromone mean?
noun: a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PHEROMONE: word details
- Pronunciation: FEH-ruh-mohn (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside pheromone
Words you can make from the letters of pheromone.
Solve a whole rack, not just PHEROMONE
PHEROMONE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PHEROMONE mean?
PHEROMONE is a noun. It means: a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species.
Is PHEROMONE a valid word?
Yes, PHEROMONE is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.