Unscramble CINEPHILE and you have 136 words, CINEPHILE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CINEPHILE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 15 with 6, 29 with 5, 39 with 4, 37 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 29 5-letter words from CINEPHILE, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. PIECE, HENCE and CHILI are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CINEPHILE are led by CHIP and PECH, 11 points each. HELP, LINE and NICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CINEPHILE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CI · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PLENCH (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CINEPHILE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINEPHILE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 136) | 104 | 136 | 100 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHENIC, CHELP, PILCH, ELENCH, ELICHE, ELCHI, LINCH, PHENE, PICENE, PICINE, PIECEN, CLEEP and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CINEPHILE, CEILI, INCEL and LIPE, 4 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of CINEPHILE and one more.