Words Starting With PHO

746 words start with PHO. Scores range up to 39 points (PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY), averaging 21.3 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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A Vietnamese soup with rice noodles and beef or chicken.

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An extreme and irrational fear of something.

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Plural of PHOBIA.

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Having or relating to an irrational fear.

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Plural of PHOBIC.

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An excessive or irrational fear.

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Plural of PHOBISM.

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Someone who has a phobia.

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Plural of PHOBIST.

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A seal; specifically, a member of the genus Phoca, the earless seals.

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Plural of phoca.

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Plural of PHOCA.

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Relating to seals.

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A congenital disorder with shortened or missing limbs.

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Plural of PHOCOMELIA.

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Relating to or having phocomelia.

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Plural of PHOCOMELY.

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The condition of having phocomelia.

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Any of several small North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis.

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Plural of PHOEBE.

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A name for the Greek god Apollo.

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Plural of PHOEBUS.

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A mythical bird that rises from its own ashes.

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Plural of PHOENIX.

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Fraudulent bankruptcy to launch a new business.

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Plural of PHOENIXISM.

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Resembling a phoenix, especially in rising anew.

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Alternative form of pho.

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Plural of pholas.

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A marine bivalve mollusk that bores into wood or rock.

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Plural of pholidosis.

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The arrangement of scales on a reptile.

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A unit of subjective loudness.

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Relating to or produced by the voice.

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Weakness or fatigue of the voice, often from overuse.

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Plural of PHONASTHENIA.

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To produce speech sounds with the voice.

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Past tense of PHONATE.

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Third-person singular present tense of PHONATE.

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A fundraising event conducted by telephone calls.

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Plural of PHONATHON.

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Present participle of PHONATE.

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The production of vocal sound through vocal fold vibration, shaped by the vocal tract.

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Plural of PHONATION.

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Of or relating to the production of vocal sound.

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An early device for visually recording sound vibrations.

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Relating to an early sound-recording device.

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Plural of PHONAUTOGRAPH.

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A device for transmitting sound over distances, especially a telephone.

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A camera built into a mobile phone.

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Plural of PHONECAM.

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A card used to pay for telephone calls.

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Plural of PHONECARD.

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Past tense of PHON.

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Relating to phonemes.

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In a way relating to phonemes.

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A basic unit of sound in a language.

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Plural of PHONEME.

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Relating to phonemes of a language.

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In terms of or according to phonemes.

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How many words starting with pho are there?

There are 746 words starting with pho.

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What is the highest-scoring word start with PHO?

PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY scores 39 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.