274 words come out when you unscramble LITHOPHYSA, starting with LITHOPHYSA itself: 21 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. HYPHAL is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LITHOPHYSA split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 47 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 9 letters.
HYPHAL scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LITHOPHYSA at 17 points, ahead of PHYSIO and PHYTOL on 14. POSTAL, POLISH and PILOTS are the ones most people know.
HYPHA tops the 5-letter words from LITHOPHYSA at 16 points; next come HASHY on 14 and HAPLY on 13. PLAYS, PATHS and PALSY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LITHOPHYSA, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. SHOP, PLAY and SHIP are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from LITHOPHYSA, HYP leads with 11 points, then HAH and HAY on 9. HAS, HOT and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LITHOPHYSA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in SA · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HYPHAL (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LITHOPHYSA is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITHOPHYSA itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 274) | 230 | 274 | 209 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LITHOPHYSA, HAILSHOT, HASHY, HYLOIST, HYLIST, LOATHY, PAYLIST, PHOH, HAILY, HAITH, PHOLAS, TOSHY and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PHYSIO, ALIYOTH, HIPLY, PHISH, LITHOPS, PASTILY, PITHOS, HIYA, PHOS, THALIS, PHO, AHI and 9 more, 21 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of LITHOPHYSA plus a single extra one.