Unscramble HYPHENISES and you have 229 words, HYPHENISES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. HYPHENISE is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HYPHENISES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with HYPHENISES letters: HYPHENISE, for 20 points.
SHEEPISH is the only one of the 8-letter words in HYPHENISES; it scores 16 points.
HYPHEN scores highest among the 6-letter words from HYPHENISES at 17 points, ahead of SHYISH on 15 and PHYSES on 14. SHINES and SPINES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from HYPHENISES, HYPES, PHISH and SYPHS tie for first at 13 points. SHIPS, SENSE and SHEEP are everyday picks.
HYPE, HYPS and SYPH share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in HYPHENISES. SHIP, EYES and PINE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with HYPHENISES letters, HYP leads with 11 points, then HEH and HEY on 9. SEE, YES and EYE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HYPHENISES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HY · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HYPHENS (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HYPHENISES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPHENISES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 164 | 229 | 151 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: HYPHENISES, HYPHENISE, HYPHIES, SHYISH, SHEEPY, HISHES, SEPHENS, HYENS, PEYSES, PHENES, PHESES, SEPHEN and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: PHISHES, PHISH, SHEESH, YEESH, PISSY, HEPS, YEPS, EENSY, SESH, SHEN, SENSEI, ESNES and 1 more.