406 words come out when you unscramble METAMORPHOUS, starting with METAMORPHOUS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
M34E1T1A1M34O1R1P34H43O1U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from METAMORPHOUS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 14 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2. None has 11 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with METAMORPHOUS letters: HARMOTOMES, 17 points.
Among the 9-letter words in METAMORPHOUS, MESOMORPH leads with 18 points, then AMORPHOUS and HARMOTOME on 16. ROOMMATES and METAPHORS are the familiar ones.
7 of 45 8-letter words you get when you unscramble METAMORPHOUS tie at 15 points; none scores more. ROOMMATE, PROMOTES and UPSTREAM will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from METAMORPHOUS, the top score is 14, reached by 12. PROMOTE, MOTHERS and SHAMPOO are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 6-letter words from METAMORPHOUS tie at 13 points; none scores more. PHOTOS, MOTHER and PHRASE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in METAMORPHOUS, 11 score 12 points, the group's best. PHOTO, HOMES and PHASE are the ones most people know.
HEMP, HUMP and UMPH are the top 4-letter words made with METAMORPHOUS letters, 11 points each. HOME, HOPE and PATH will look familiar.
HMM scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble METAMORPHOUS at 10 points, ahead of HAM and HAP on 8. HAS, MAP and HOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of METAMORPHOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with ME · ending in US · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AMORPHOUS, HOMEPORTS, METAPHORS and SHAMPOOER (16 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
METAMORPHOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METAMORPHOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 406) | 328 | 406 | 285 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METAMORPHOUS, HARMOTOMES, HARMOTOME, HUMORSOME, HAMPSTER, MAMPOERS, PORTHOUSE, HOMMES, MAMPOER, MASHUP, MAUTHERS, PHARMS and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHTUMMER, EMPATHS, HOUMMOS, HUMPERS, EMPATH, HUMPER, SPAMMER, STEPMOM, SUPERATOM, UMMAHS, MUSHRAT, PASHM and 31 more, 43 in all.