114 words come out when you unscramble EMPYESIS, starting with EMPYESIS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. YMPES is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EMPYESIS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 7 with 6, 26 with 5, 43 with 4, 26 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 7 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words made with EMPYESIS letters is YMPES, 12 points; MESSY and MISSY on 10 follow. SEEMS and SPIES are everyday picks.
YMPE tops the 4-letter words from EMPYESIS at 11 points; next come EMYS and ESPY on 9. EYES, MISS and SEEM will look familiar.
Trade one tile of EMPYESIS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with EM · ending in IS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MESSY, MISSY, PISSY, SEEPY and YIPES (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts EMPYESIS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPYESIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 114) | 84 | 114 | 78 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPYESIS, YMPES, PEYSES, YMPE, PEYSE, SYPES, EMYS, SPIMS, SYPE, MISSEE, SEMIES, SESEY and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PISSY, YEPS, MIPS, SEPS, MES and ESSE, 6 in all.