Unscramble METAPHASE and you have 230 words, METAPHASE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
M34E1T1A1P34H43A1S1E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from METAPHASE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble METAPHASE, HEMPS and PASHM tie for first at 12 points. SHEET, PHASE and THEME are everyday picks.
HEMP scores highest among the 4-letter words from METAPHASE at 11 points, ahead of AHEM and AMAH on 9. MAPS, PATH and HEAT are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 3-letter words from METAPHASE tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, MAP and PET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of METAPHASE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in SE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EMPATHS and TEMPEHS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept METAPHASE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METAPHASE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 180 | 230 | 167 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ATHAMES, MEATHES, ASHAME, ATHAME, MEATHE, MEATHS, SMEATH, SMEETH, AHEAP, HEAME, MEATH, PHESE and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMPATHS, EMPATH, PASHM, THESP, HEPS, MEH, SPAM, AHS, MES, PST, ATS, EST and 1 more, 13 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of METAPHASE and one more.