Is PHONY a word?
PHONY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 13 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PHONY is a valid word.
What does phony mean?
noun: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PHONY: word details
- Pronunciation: FOH-nee (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so PHONY works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of phony.
Frequently asked questions
What does PHONY mean?
PHONY is a noun. It means: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
Is PHONY a valid word?
Yes, PHONY is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 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.