261 words come out when you unscramble EPHEMERALLY, starting with EPHEMERALLY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is MELAPHYRE, 19 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from EPHEMERALLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 6-letter words from EPHEMERALLY, ALPHYL, PHYLAE and PHYLAR tie for first at 14 points. REALLY, PLAYER and MERELY are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in EPHEMERALLY are led by HEMPY and LYMPH, 15 points each. REPLY, EARLY and LAYER are the familiar ones.
HYPE scores highest among the 4-letter words made with EPHEMERALLY letters at 12 points, ahead of HEMP and YMPE on 11. HERE, HELP and PLAY are the ones most people know.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EPHEMERALLY at 11 points; next come HAY and HEY on 9. MAY, MAP and PAY will look familiar.
EPHEMERALLY 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 EPHEMERALLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPHEMERALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 205 | 261 | 196 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: EMPAYRE, PHARM, PREMY, ALMERY, HARMEL, HAYLE, HELMER, HERYE, MELLAY, PHEERE, YMPE, AYELP and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: MELAPHYRE, HEAPY, PELHAM, HEAPER, MYLAR, RHEME, MEH, LAH and YER.