Definition of phantom

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • phantom is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • phantom is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • phantom is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of phantom


  • something existing in perception only (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. apparition
    2. fantasm
    3. phantasm
    4. phantasma
    5. shadow
  • a ghostly appearing figure (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. apparition
    2. fantasm
    3. phantasm
    4. phantasma
    5. specter
    6. spectre
  • something apparently sensed but having no physical reality (adjective)

    Examples

    1. seemed to hear faint phantom bells
    2. the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb

See definition of phantom in Merriam Webster