Unscramble AMPHISTOMOUS and you have 351 words, AMPHISTOMOUS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. MUMPISH and OPSIMATHS are the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from AMPHISTOMOUS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 9, 17 with 8, 52 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
MUMPISH tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble AMPHISTOMOUS at 16 points; next come HOUMMOS and MASHUPS on 14. OPTIMUM, SHAMPOO and SUMMITS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from AMPHISTOMOUS, 12 score 13 points, the group's best. PHOTOS, SMOOTH and STAMPS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from AMPHISTOMOUS; 7 of them share the top score of 12. PHOTO, SHIPS and SHOPS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in AMPHISTOMOUS are led by HUMP and UMPH, 11 points each. SHOP, MAPS and SHIP are the familiar ones.
HMM tops the 3-letter words made with AMPHISTOMOUS letters at 10 points; next come HAM and HAP on 8. HAS, MAP and HOT will look familiar.
This word has the length of AMPHISTOMOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MUMPISH and OPSIMATHS (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts AMPHISTOMOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMPHISTOMOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 351) | 286 | 351 | 239 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AMPHISTOMOUS, PHOTISMS, MASHUPS, MISHAPT, PASHIMS, PHOTISM, MASHUP, PASHIM, SHTUMM, SUMPHS, UPHOISTS, MIASMOUS and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MUMPISH, OPSIMATHS, OPSIMATH, HOUMMOS, MISSTAMP, PASHMS, UMMAHS, HASSIUM, PASHM, UMMAH, UMPHS, MUTHAS and 35 more, 47 in all.
This word takes every letter of AMPHISTOMOUS plus a single extra one.