Unscramble CORYPHES and you have 232 words, CORYPHES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CYPHERS, CHYPRES and CORYPHE lead with 17 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CORYPHES split into 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among 26 6-letter words in CORYPHES, the top score is 16, reached by 4. CORPSE, PSYCHO and OSPREY are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from CORYPHES is PSYCH, 15 points; HYPER and HYPES on 13 follow. HORSE, SCOPE and CORPS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CORYPHES, the top score is 12, reached by 5. SHOP, COPY and HOPE are the familiar ones.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words made with CORYPHES letters at 11 points, ahead of HEY and HOY on 9. YES, PRO and SEC are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CORYPHES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CYPHERS (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CORYPHES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORYPHES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 188 | 232 | 159 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: CORYPHES, CHYPRES, CORYPHE, CHYPRE, COSHERY, OCHREY, COREYS, CORSEY, ROCHES, COREY, HERY, HEYS and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 29 of them: PHORESY, HYPERS, COPSY, HOSEY, CORYS, OCHES, PHEOS, POSEY, PYROS, HEPS, OCHE, PERCS and 17 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CORYPHES and one more.