phase: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of phase
noun
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
Example: The problem has many phases.
A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of a body's illuminated disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
Example: the phases of the moon
Listed forms: phases.
Source: Wiktionary — phase.
verb
To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
Example: The use of the obsolete machines was gradually phased out as the new models were phased in.
- informal, transitive
To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
To pass into or through a solid object.
To use a phaser.
Listed forms: phases, phasing, phased.
Source: Wiktionary — phase.
verb
- alt-of, alternative, proscribed
Alternative spelling of faze
Base or related entry: faze.
Listed forms: phases, phasing, phased.
Source: Wiktionary — phase.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for phase.
noun
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
noun
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
noun
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- phase angle
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is phase in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of phase
P(3) + H(4) + A(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of phase
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from phase
33 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in phase. Showing up to 24, longest first.