Unscramble HELIOSCOPES and you have 325 words, HELIOSCOPES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. HELIOSCOPE is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43E1L12I1O1S1C34O1P34E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HELIOSCOPES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 14 with 8, 43 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
HELIOSCOPE is the only one of the 10-letter words made with HELIOSCOPES letters; it scores 17 points.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble HELIOSCOPES is HOSPICES, 15 points; ECHOISES and ECHOLESS on 13 follow. HOPELESS is an everyday pick.
Of the 43 7-letter words from HELIOSCOPES, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. SCHOOLS, SPECIES and ECLIPSE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HELIOSCOPES; 5 of them share the top score of 13. SCHOOL, CHOOSE and POLICE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from HELIOSCOPES, the top score is 12, reached by 8. SHIPS, PIECE and SHOPS are the familiar ones.
CHIP, CHOP and PECH are the top 4-letter words in HELIOSCOPES, 11 points each. HELP, SHOP and PICS will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with HELIOSCOPES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 14. ICE, SEC and PIC are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HELIOSCOPES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with HE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOSPICES (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HELIOSCOPES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELIOSCOPES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 325) | 250 | 322 | 217 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HELIOSCOPES, HELIOSCOPE, HELIOPSES, PILCHES, SCHOOLIES, CHELPS, ECHOISES, SCHOOLES, SCHOOLIE, CHELP, CHESILS, CHESSEL and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PIEHOLES, PISSHOLE, PIEHOLE, CHOILS, CHOLIS, COHOES, LOCHES, CHOIL, CHOLI, COHOE, LOCHE, OCHES and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLOS, CHOLO and COOLIES, 3 in all.