Unscramble HESPERIDS and you have 278 words, HESPERIDS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PERISHED and HESPERID lead with 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HESPERIDS split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 16 with 2.
SPHERED tops the 7-letter words made with HESPERIDS letters at 13 points; next come PISHERS and RESHIPS on 12. PRESSED, DESIRES and RESIDES will look familiar.
The 6-letter words from HESPERIDS are led by HESPED, PHESED and PISHED, 12 points each. SPIDER, DISHES and SPEEDS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HESPERIDS tie at 10 points; none scores more. PRESS, SPEED and SHIPS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in HESPERIDS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. HERE, SHIP and DEEP are the ones most people know.
4 of 51 3-letter words made with HESPERIDS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. SEE, RED and DIE will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of HESPERIDS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HE · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PERISHED (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: HESPERIDS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESPERIDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 215 | 278 | 196 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HESPERIDS, HESPERID, HESPED, PHESED, SERIPHS, HERDESS, PHEERS, PHESES, SERIPH, HERIED, HERISSE, HERSED and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PHERESIS, PISHERS, PISHER, DESHIS, DESHI, HEPS, HIREES, SIDHE, HIREE, PEDIS, SIDH, DEPS and 7 more, 19 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of HESPERIDS and one more.