Unscramble EPHEMEROUS and you have 268 words, EPHEMEROUS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. HUMPERS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EPHEMEROUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 9 letters.
EUPHROES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with EPHEMEROUS letters; it scores 13 points.
HUMPER and MORPHS are the top 6-letter words from EPHEMEROUS, 13 points each. RESUME, HEROES and SPHERE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EPHEMEROUS, the top score is 12, reached by 5. HOUSE, HOURS and HOMES are the familiar ones.
HEMP, HUMP and UMPH share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words made with EPHEMEROUS letters. HOME, HERE and SHOP are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EPHEMEROUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. PRO, HOP and SUM will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EPHEMEROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HUMPERS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
EPHEMEROUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPHEMEROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 211 | 268 | 182 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 57 of them: EPHEMEROUS, PHEERES, REHOMES, SUMPH, HORMES, PHEERE, PHEERS, PHEESE, REHOME, SHEEPO, EMPUSE, HORME and 45 more. Words With Friends* skips 29 of them: HUMPERS, HUMPER, UMPHS, MOSHER, RHEMES, SHMEER, UMPH, PHEOS, RHEME, SHMOE, HEPS, HOMS and 17 more.