Unscramble HODOSCOPES and you have 234 words, HODOSCOPES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HODOSCOPE leads with 17 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HODOSCOPES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with HODOSCOPES letters: HODOSCOPE, for 17 points.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in HODOSCOPES: SCOOSHED, 14 points.
The best of the 6-letter words from HODOSCOPES is EPOCHS, 13 points; COSHED and EPHODS on 12 follow. CHOOSE, SCOPES and SCOOPS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in HODOSCOPES, the top score is 12, reached by 4. SHOES, SHOPS and CODES are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with HODOSCOPES letters, CHOP and PECH tie for first at 11 points. CODE, SHOP and HOPE are everyday picks.
Of the 58 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HODOSCOPES, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. SEC, HOP and DOS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HODOSCOPES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; POOCHED (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HODOSCOPES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODOSCOPES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 189 | 234 | 160 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
45 of the 234 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCOOSHED, OPCODES, POSHED, CHODE, COPSED, OPCODE, POHED, POSHES, POSHOS, SCOOSH, DOSEHS, HESPS and 33 more. 29 of the 234 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COHOES, COHOE, DOSHES, OCHES, PHEOS, HEPS, OCHE, PHEO, PHOS, DOHS, DOSH, OCH and 17 more.