Unscramble EMPHATICALLY and you have 391 words, EMPHATICALLY itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. EMPHATICALLY has 1 anagram here, EMPATHICALLY, scoring 24 like EMPHATICALLY itself. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
E1M34P34H43A1T1I1C34A1L12L12Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from EMPHATICALLY split into 2 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 13 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
2 12-letter words in EMPHATICALLY use every letter: EMPHATICALLY and its 1 anagram EMPATHICALLY, all with 24 points.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with EMPHATICALLY letters: APHETICALLY, for 21 points.
PHATICALLY tops the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPHATICALLY at 20 points; next come ALPHAMETIC and EMPHATICAL on 19.
6 of 39 8-letter words made with EMPHATICALLY letters tie at 18 points; none scores more. METALLIC, MYTHICAL and PLAYMATE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPHATICALLY, 5 score 17 points, the group's best. CAPITAL, TYPICAL and ETHICAL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from EMPHATICALLY is CHAMPY, 18 points; CHEAPY and MAYHAP on 16 follow. IMPACT, CHAPEL and METHYL are everyday picks.
CHYME, HEMPY and LYMPH are the top 5-letter words in EMPHATICALLY, 15 points each. CHEAP, MATCH and PATCH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with EMPHATICALLY letters, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. HELP, CITY and EACH are the ones most people know.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPHATICALLY at 11 points; next come MYC on 10 and HAY on 9. MAY, MAP and PAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EMPHATICALLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EM · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
EMPHATICALLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EMPHATICALLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPHATICALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 391) | 321 | 390 | 293 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MATCHPLAY, ALPHAMETIC, EMPHATICAL, PEACHILY, IMPLEACH, CHEAPY, HEPATICAL, CAMPLY, ETYPICAL, PHACELIA, CHAMLET, CYATHI and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CATAPHYLL, AMPACITY, PLICATELY, CYATHIA, YACHTIE, ALECITHAL, CHIPLET, PLACEMAT, CAPITELLA, EMPATH, HEAPY, HIPLY and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.