phylum

1. Biology A primary division of a kingdom, as of the animal kingdom, ranking next above a class in size. See Table at taxonomy.

2. Linguistics A large division of possibly genetically related families of languages or linguistic stocks.

3. A direct line of descent within a group.

4. A group that constitutes or has the unity of a phylum.

5. A primary category in biological taxonomy especially of animals that ranks above the class and below the kingdom .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
phylum	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hm	7
up	4
um	4
uh	5
mu	4
my	7

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hum	8
yup	8
yum	8
ump	7
pul	5
ply	8
lum	5
hyp	11
hup	8

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
plum	8
lump	8
hump	11
umph	11

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
muhly	13
lymph	15
lumpy	12
plumy	12
humpy	15

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
phylum	16