Unscramble HYPERGAMY and you have 185 words, HYPERGAMY itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PYGMY leads with 16 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HYPERGAMY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 or 7 letters.
Among the 5-letter words in HYPERGAMY, PYGMY leads with 16 points, then HEMPY and YAMPY on 15. GRAPH, GRAPE and GAMER are the familiar ones.
GYMP and HYPE share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words from HYPERGAMY. PAGE, YEAR and GAME are the ones most people know.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HYPERGAMY at 11 points; next come GYM and GYP on 9. MAY, MAP and GAY will look familiar.
This word has the length of HYPERGAMY, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HY · ending in MY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PYGMY (16 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HYPERGAMY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPERGAMY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 185) | 159 | 185 | 148 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YAMPY, GYMP, PHARM, PREMY, GRYPE, YMPE, HEPAR, HERY, PEGH, PHARE, REAMY, AYGRE and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GRAMPY, HAYEY, HEAPY, ARGH, MEH, YAGE, MARG, MEGA, YAG, MEG and YER, 11 in all.