Unscramble METAPHRASTS and you have 346 words, METAPHRASTS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is METAPHRAST, 17 points. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from METAPHRASTS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 18 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with METAPHRASTS letters: METAPHRAST, for 17 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in METAPHRASTS: HAMPSTERS, 16 points.
The best of the 8-letter words from METAPHRASTS is HAMPSTER, 15 points; HAMSTERS and SHARPEST on 13 follow. MATTRESS and SMARTEST are everyday picks.
EMPATHS, HAMPERS and PHARMAS are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble METAPHRASTS, 14 points each. MATTERS, MASTERS and THREATS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from METAPHRASTS, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. STAMPS, PHRASE and ASTHMA are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words in METAPHRASTS are led by HEMPS, PASHM and PHARM, 12 points each. PHASE, SHAPE and SHARP are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words made with METAPHRASTS letters is HEMP, 11 points; AHEM and AMAH on 9 follow. MAPS, HEAR and PATH are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble METAPHRASTS, the top score is 8, reached by 8. HAS, MAP and MAR are the familiar ones.
These 3 words have the length of METAPHRASTS, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with ME · ending in TS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EMPATHS, HAMPERS and PHARMAS (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
METAPHRASTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METAPHRASTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 346) | 267 | 346 | 245 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METAPHRASTS, METAPHRAST, HAMPSTERS, HAMPSTER, PHARMS, SPARTHES, APTAMERS, ASHAMES, ATHAMES, PHARM, SHAMERS, SMEATHS and 67 more, 79 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMPATHS, PHARMAS, EMPATH, PASHMS, PHARMA, SHMATTES, PASHM, PHASERS, PHATTER, SHMATTE, PHASER, THESPS and 10 more, 22 in all.