Unscramble HIEROSCOPY to get 306 words. HIEROSCOPY itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43I1E1R1O1S1C34O1P34Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HIEROSCOPY split into 1 with 10 letters, 7 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 7-letter words made with HIEROSCOPY letters, CHYPRES, CORYPHE and CYPHERS tie for first at 17 points. HOSPICE, COPIERS and HOSIERY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HIEROSCOPY, 7 score 16 points, the group's best. CHOOSE, PSYCHO and HEROIC are the ones most people know.
PSYCH tops the 5-letter words from HIEROSCOPY at 15 points; next come HYPER and HYPES on 13. CHIPS, HOPES and CHOSE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with HIEROSCOPY letters, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. SHOP, COPY and HOPE are the ones most people know.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HIEROSCOPY at 11 points; next come HEY and HOY on 9. YES, PIC and HIP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HIEROSCOPY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HI · ending in PY · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CYPHERS (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HIEROSCOPY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIEROSCOPY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 306) | 242 | 306 | 213 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: HIEROSCOPY, CORYPHES, CHYPRES, CORYPHE, CHYPRE, COSHERY, POCHOIRS, SOPHERIC, OCHREY, POCHOIR, RECHIPS, SHYPOO and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 29 of them: PYROHIES, PHORESY, HYPERS, PHYSIO, COPSY, ROSEHIP, COHOES, HOSEY, PISHER, COHOE, CORYS, OCHES and 17 more.