Unscramble IONOSPHERIC and you have 368 words, IONOSPHERIC itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from IONOSPHERIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 4 with 9, 33 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with IONOSPHERIC letters come to 2, each scoring 17 points.
Among 33 8-letter words from IONOSPHERIC, the top score is 15, reached by 9. SCORPION, COHESION and SCHOONER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble IONOSPHERIC, 19 score 14 points, the group's best. HOSPICE, COPIERS and PHONICS are the ones most people know.
10 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IONOSPHERIC tie at 13 points; none scores more. CHOOSE, PHONES and INCHES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from IONOSPHERIC, the top score is 12, reached by 9. PRICE, PHONE and SCOPE are the familiar ones.
CHIP, CHOP and PECH are the top 4-letter words in IONOSPHERIC, 11 points each. SHOP, PICS and HOPE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with IONOSPHERIC letters, the top score is 8, reached by 14. ICE, PIC and CON are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of IONOSPHERIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with IO · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; RESOPHONIC (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. IONOSPHERIC is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IONOSPHERIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 368) | 302 | 365 | 266 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RHINOSCOPE, PHRENICS, POCHOIRS, SOPHERIC, POCHOIR, RECHIPS, COEHORNS, ISOPHONE, PHENIC, RECHIP, COEHORN, COHORNS and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHINOIS, COHESIN, CRONISH, INCHERS, PHONERS, PORCINIS, ROSEHIP, CHINSE, COHOES, INCHER, PHONER, PISHER and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: RESOPHONIC, CRIPS and CRIP, 3 in all.
This word takes every letter of IONOSPHERIC plus a single extra one.