Unscramble BIOSYNTHESIS to get 344 words. BIOSYNTHESIS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is BOYISHNESS, 18 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from BIOSYNTHESIS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 2 with 9, 17 with 8, 48 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
BOYISHNESS scores highest among the 10-letter words in BIOSYNTHESIS at 18 points, ahead of TOYISHNESS on 16.
ISOHYETS tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble BIOSYNTHESIS at 14 points; next come BHISTIES and BOYSIEST on 13. STENOSIS will look familiar.
HONESTY, ISOHYET and SHYNESS share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words from BIOSYNTHESIS. SESSION, OBESITY and INSISTS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from BIOSYNTHESIS is BOYISH, 14 points; HONEYS and HOSEYS on 12 follow. HONEST, THESIS and SHINES are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words in BIOSYNTHESIS, BOTHY leads with 13 points, then HISSY and HONEY on 11. SHOES, BYTES and SHOTS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with BIOSYNTHESIS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 10. BOTH, BOYS and HOST are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BIOSYNTHESIS, the top score is 9, reached by 6. YES, HOT and YET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of BIOSYNTHESIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with BI · ending in IS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BOYISHNESS (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BIOSYNTHESIS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOSYNTHESIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 344) | 253 | 343 | 228 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
90 of the 344 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TOYISHNESS, BOYSIEST, BHISTIS, BYSSINE, SYTHES, THYINE, YSHENT, BHISTI, HYENS, NEBISH, STISHIES, SYTHE and 78 more. 26 of the 344 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HOSEYS, SHINTY, BISHES, BOTHIE, HISSIEST, HOSEY, SHINTIES, HOISINS, NIOBITES, BISH, BOSSEST, HOSSES and 14 more. 1 of the 344 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NESTY.