Unscramble EMPERISH and you have 222 words, EMPERISH itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HEMPIER, HEMPIES and IMPHEES lead with 14 points. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from EMPERISH split into 1 with 8 letters, 12 with 7, 29 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 16 with 2.
HEMPIE, IMPHEE and SHRIMP are the top 6-letter words made with EMPERISH letters, 13 points each. EMPIRE, SPHERE and HERPES will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from EMPERISH is HEMPS, 12 points; HEMES and HERMS on 10 follow. PRIME, SHEEP and SHEER are everyday picks.
HEMP scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPERISH at 11 points, ahead of HEME and HEMI on 9. HERE, SHIP and SEEM are the ones most people know.
Among 49 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPERISH, the top score is 8, reached by 7. SEE, HIP and SIR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of EMPERISH for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with EM · ending in SH · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with IMPHEES (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: EMPERISH 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPERISH itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 222) | 172 | 221 | 159 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPERISH, HEMPIES, PERMIES, PHEERS, RHIMES, SERIPH, HIEMS, PERMIE, PHEER, PHESE, RHIME, SEMPER and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PISHER, RHEMES, SHMEER, RHEME, HEPS, HIMS, HIREES, HIREE, MEH, MIPS, PERES, PERE and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
With one more tile, the letters of EMPERISH spell the words below.