280 words come out when you unscramble EMPHYTEUSES, starting with EMPHYTEUSES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 16: 5 of them, HUMPTY, METHYSES and THYMUSES included. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EMPHYTEUSES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 8, 12 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPHYTEUSES, HUMPTY and TUMPHY tie for first at 16 points. SYSTEM, THEMES and SHEETS are everyday picks.
HEMPY and HUMPY share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words from EMPHYTEUSES. TYPES, SHEET and THEME are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 4-letter words from EMPHYTEUSES tie at 12 points; none scores more. TYPE, EYES and MESH will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in EMPHYTEUSES, HYP leads with 11 points, then HEY and HYE on 9. YES, YET and PUT are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of EMPHYTEUSES, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with EM · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with THYMUSES and TYPHUSES (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EMPHYTEUSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPHYTEUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 197 | 280 | 174 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPHYTEUSES, HUMPTY, METHYSES, TUMPHY, EMPTYSES, EMPYESES, MYTHUS, SHEEPY, SUMPHS, PHEESES, SHEETY, SMEETHS and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UMPHS, UMPTY, MEETUPS, SHTUPS, THESPS, UMPH, YEESH, YESSUM, MEETUP, SHTUM, SHTUP, SMUSH and 11 more, 23 in all.