Unscramble HYPOGAEOUS and you have 233 words, HYPOGAEOUS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HYPOGAEOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 7, 16 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with HYPOGAEOUS letters: HYPOGEOUS, for 18 points.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HYPOGAEOUS, the top score is 13, reached by 5. HOUSE, PHASE and SHAPE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words in HYPOGAEOUS tie at 12 points; none scores more. SHOP, HOPE and YEAH will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with HYPOGAEOUS letters is HYP, 11 points; GYP and HAY on 9 follow. HAS, GAY and PAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of HYPOGAEOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HY · ending in US · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HYPOGEA (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HYPOGAEOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPOGAEOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 180 | 232 | 160 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
53 of the 233 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYPOGAEOUS, SHYPOO, POOGYES, POOGYE, GASPY, HUGY, PEGHS, HAPUS, HEYS, HYES, PEGH, POSHO and 41 more. 20 of the 233 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HEAPY, HOUSEY, GYPOS, HOSEY, YEAHS, GYPO, PHEOS, POSEY, HEPS, PHEO, PHOS, POGOES and 8 more. 1 of the 233 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.