Unscramble APHIDIOUS to get 190 words. APHIDIOUS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from APHIDIOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 4 with 6, 36 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 8 letters.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with APHIDIOUS letters: ADIPOUS, 10 points.
APHID tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APHIDIOUS at 11 points; next come APHIS and APISH on 10. AUDIO and PIOUS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from APHIDIOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 20. SHOP, SHIP and PAID are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words made with APHIDIOUS letters; 9 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, HAD and ADS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of APHIDIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AP · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; APHIDS and HISPID (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: APHIDIOUS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APHIDIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 190) | 149 | 190 | 123 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 41 of them: APHIDIOUS, HAPUS, PUHAS, HAPU, HAUDS, HUPS, PAHS, POHS, PUHA, SIDHA, DOUPS, DUSH and 29 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: DOSHA, ODAHS, PHOS, DOHS, DOSH, ODAH, PHO, SIDH, AHIS, DOH, DUH, HAOS and 14 more.
This word takes every letter of APHIDIOUS plus a single extra one.