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PHYLACTERIES

12 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 24 pts

PHYLACTERIES is a valid 12-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 24 in Super Big Boggle.

PHYLACTERIES root PHYLACTERY

Word family

PHYLACTERY 11
noun
  1. JudaismEither of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible; a tefilla.
  2. JudaismderogatoryfigurativelyA profession of faith, or religious or traditional observance; also, a reminder.
  3. JudaismarchaicA fringe which an Israelite was required to wear as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible; (by extension) any fringe or border.
  4. archaicSynonym of amulet (“a protective charm or ornament”).
  5. archaicbroadlyAn enchanted object used (for example, by a lich) to contain and protect the owner's soul.
  6. historicalA scroll with words on it depicted as emerging from a person's mouth or held in their hands, indicating what they are singing or speaking; a banderole, a speech scroll.
  7. figurativelyhistoricalA list or record.
  8. historicalobsoleteSynonym of reliquary (“a container to display or hold religious relics”).