01 Word definition

phages

6 letters · 2 vowels · 4 consonants

Is PHAGES a word?

Yes. PHAGES is a 6-letter noun. PHAGES is a plural or present-tense form of PHAGE: a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PHAGES?

P-H-A-G-E-S

PHAGES contains 6 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

PHAGES is a plural or present-tense form of PHAGE.

1noun

  1. PHAGES is a plural or present-tense form of PHAGE: a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

    “phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends13points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PHAGES spelled?

P1H2A3G4E5S6
Starts withPHAFirst 3 letters
Ends withGESLast 3 letters
Unique letters6No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 4Vowels / consonants

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About PHAGES.

How do you spell PHAGES?

PHAGES is spelled P-H-A-G-E-S. It contains 6 letters.