Unscramble ANTHROPOID and you have 286 words, ANTHROPOID itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
A1N12T1H43R1O1P34O1I1D2
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ANTHROPOID by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 26 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with ANTHROPOID letters: RADIOTHON, 13 points.
HARDTOP and HOPTOAD are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ANTHROPOID, 13 points each. PORTION and TORNADO will look familiar.
Of the 43 6-letter words from ANTHROPOID, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. OPTION, INDOOR and TRIPOD are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words made with ANTHROPOID letters, APHID leads with 11 points, then PHONO and PHOTO on 10. NORTH, PRINT and POINT are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ANTHROPOID; 11 of them share the top score of 9. HARD, HAND and PAID are everyday picks.
8 of 60 3-letter words from ANTHROPOID tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAD, HOT and PRO will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ANTHROPOID but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AN · ending in ID · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PHORONID (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ANTHROPOID is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHROPOID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 237 | 286 | 220 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 49 of them: RADIOTHON, INHOOP, TROPHI, HOODIA, ORTHIAN, POINADO, AHIND, DONAH, HIPT, HOORD, PRONAOI, THRID and 37 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: PHOTINO, ANTHRO, HAINT, ODAH, PHO, DOH, DONAIR, NARDOO, PORIN, AHI, HOO, APO and 5 more.
This word takes every letter of ANTHROPOID plus a single extra one.