181 words come out when you unscramble GOMPHOSIS, starting with GOMPHOSIS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. SOPHISM is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GOMPHOSIS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 8 with 6, 33 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with GOMPHOSIS letters: SOPHISM, 14 points.
OOMPH scores highest among the 5-letter words from GOMPHOSIS at 12 points, ahead of GIMPS and HOMOS on 10. SHIPS, SHOPS and HOOPS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GOMPHOSIS; 22 of them share the top score of 9. SHOP, SHIP and MISS are everyday picks.
Among 58 3-letter words made with GOMPHOSIS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 9. HIP, HOP and PIG are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of GOMPHOSIS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SOPHISM (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GOMPHOSIS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOMPHOSIS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 181) | 149 | 181 | 116 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: GOMPHOSIS, SMOOSH, MOHOS, SHOGIS, HIMS, HOMS, MOHO, MOSH, PHOS, POMOS, SHOGI, HOM and 21 more. Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 32 of them: POSHOS, POSHO, SPOOMS, SPOSH, MOOPS, POHS, SPIMS, SPOOM, GISMS, MISGO, MOOP, SHISO and 20 more.