Unscramble METHYSIS and you have 194 words, METHYSIS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: MYTHISES. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from METHYSIS split into 2 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 20 with 6, 51 with 5, 60 with 4, 40 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble METHYSIS are led by SMITHY and THYMES, 14 points each. SYSTEM and THESIS are the familiar ones.
6 of 51 5-letter words from METHYSIS tie at 13 points; none scores more. ITEMS, TIMES and SITES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in METHYSIS, MYTH leads with 12 points, then HEYS and HYES on 10. TIME, SITE and ITEM are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of METHYSIS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SMITHY and THYMES (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: METHYSIS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METHYSIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 194) | 150 | 193 | 138 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
43 of the 194 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METHYSIS, MYTHISES, MYTHISE, IMSHY, MYTHI, SYTHES, MEITHS, STYMES, SYTHE, HEYS, HIEMS, HYES and 31 more. 12 of the 194 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HIMS, SHITES, MEH, SHITE, SESH, STIMS, STIM, MES, ESTS, EST, TES and TE. 1 of the 194 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.