Unscramble MICROPHYTIC to get 246 words. MICROPHYTIC itself is a real word: 25 points on a Scrabble board, 27 in Words With Friends. HYPOCRITIC is the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MICROPHYTIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 33 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with MICROPHYTIC letters: HYPOCRITIC, 22 points.
CHYMIC tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROPHYTIC at 18 points; next come CHIRPY and CHROMY on 16. IMPORT, TROPHY and CRITIC will look familiar.
MOCHY scores highest among the 5-letter words from MICROPHYTIC at 15 points, ahead of CHIMP and CHOMP on 14. TOPIC, MICRO and COMIC are the ones most people know.
HOMY, HYPO and MYTH are the top 4-letter words in MICROPHYTIC, 12 points each. CITY, COPY and RICH will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with MICROPHYTIC letters is HYP, 11 points; MYC on 10 and HOY on 9 follow. HOT, TRY and PRO are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of MICROPHYTIC for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with MI · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MICROCHIP (20 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
MICROPHYTIC 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICROPHYTIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 195 | 245 | 175 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MICROPHYTIC, HYPOCRITIC, MOCHY, PICCY, HORMIC, MIRCHI, MYTHI, TICHY, CHIMO, MICHT, MITCH, POTCH and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TRICHOMIC, CHROMY, CHICOT, MOCHI, CHOC, PITHOI, RHOTIC, YOMP, MYC, IMPRO, PYRO, COPI and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.