341 words come out when you unscramble HYMENOPTERON, starting with HYMENOPTERON itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, NEPHROTOMY leads with 20 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HYMENOPTERON split into 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 4 with 9, 20 with 8, 42 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The best of the 10-letter words in HYMENOPTERON is NEPHROTOMY, 20 points; HETERONOMY on 18 and PETROMONEY on 17 follow.
HOMOTYPE tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble HYMENOPTERON at 18 points; next come ETHNONYM and HONEYPOT on 16.
Among the 7-letter words from HYMENOPTERON, NYMPHET leads with 17 points, then HYPERON and HYPNONE on 15. PROMOTE, THEOREM and HORMONE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words in HYMENOPTERON is NYMPHO, 16 points; PHONEY and PHOOEY on 14 follow. MOTHER, THEORY and POETRY are everyday picks.
HEMPY and NYMPH share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words made with HYMENOPTERON letters. PHONE, PHOTO and MONEY are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HYMENOPTERON tie at 12 points; none scores more. HOME, TYPE and HOPE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from HYMENOPTERON, HYP leads with 11 points, then HEY and HOY on 9. MEN, HOT and YET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HYMENOPTERON but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; NYMPHET (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HYMENOPTERON, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYMENOPTERON itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 341) | 258 | 341 | 237 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NEPHROTOMY, HOMOTYPE, PETROMONEY, PHONOMETER, HYPNOTEE, PHONMETER, HYPNONE, POTHERY, PHENOME, POMEROY, NOOMETRY, POMROY and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ETHNONYM, HONEYPOT, PROTEOME, HETMEN, PHONER, PTOOEY, YOMP, MONTY, RHEME, TENORMEN, MOHO, PHEO and 9 more, 21 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of HYMENOPTERON and one more.