Unscramble ECTHLIPSIS and you have 296 words, ECTHLIPSIS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CHIPLETS and CHIPSETS lead with 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ECTHLIPSIS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 10 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 28 7-letter words made with ECTHLIPSIS letters, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. PITCHES is the one most people know.
CHELPS, SCHLEP and SPETCH are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ECTHLIPSIS, 13 points each. CITIES, ETHICS and THESIS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from ECTHLIPSIS, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. SHIPS, CLIPS and HELPS are the ones most people know.
CHIP and PECH are the top 4-letter words in ECTHLIPSIS, 11 points each. HELP, TECH and PICS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with ECTHLIPSIS letters, 10 score 8 points, the group's best. ITS, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of ECTHLIPSIS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with EC · ending in IS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHIPLETS and CHIPSETS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ECTHLIPSIS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECTHLIPSIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 230 | 296 | 202 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
66 of the 296 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ECTHLIPSIS, PILCHES, CHELPS, SPETCH, THLIPSES, THLIPSIS, CHELP, CHESILS, ELTCHIS, EPICISTS, PILCH, CHESIL and 54 more. 28 of the 296 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHIPLETS, CHIPSETS, CHIPLET, CHIPSET, SITCHES, CHILIS, THESPS, SITCH, SPECTS, SPILITES, TECHS, THESP and 16 more.
This word takes every letter of ECTHLIPSIS plus a single extra one.