Unscramble GEOPHYSICS to get 264 words. GEOPHYSICS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
G23E1O1P34H43Y43S1I1C34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GEOPHYSICS split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 12 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 9 letters.
5 of 44 6-letter words from GEOPHYSICS tie at 16 points; none scores more. COPIES, GOSSIP and SPICES will look familiar.
PSYCH scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GEOPHYSICS at 15 points, ahead of HYPES and HYPOS on 13. SHIPS, SHOPS and SPECS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with GEOPHYSICS letters; 5 of them share the top score of 12. SHOP, COPY and HOPE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GEOPHYSICS, HYP leads with 11 points, then GYP and HEY on 9. YES, PIC and HIP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GEOPHYSICS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PHYSICS, PSYCHES and PSYCHOS (17 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GEOPHYSICS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOPHYSICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 264) | 216 | 261 | 187 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
48 of the 264 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHOSSY, PISHEOGS, SPOSHY, PISHEOG, CHOGS, PEGHS, PIOYES, POSHES, POYSES, CHOG, HESPS, HEYS and 36 more. 28 of the 264 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PHYSIOS, PHYSIO, COPSY, HOSEYS, GYPOS, HOSEY, GYPO, OCHES, PHEOS, PISSY, POSEY, SHOGIS and 16 more. 2 of the 264 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYISH and GOY. 1 of the 264 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: GOYISHE.