238 words come out when you unscramble MOONPHASE, starting with MOONPHASE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. MOONPHASE has 1 anagram here, MONOPHASE, scoring 16 like MOONPHASE itself. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MOONPHASE split into 2 with 9 letters, 7 with 7, 17 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words from MOONPHASE are led by HEMPS, OOMPH and PASHM, 12 points each. PHONE, MEANS and NAMES are the familiar ones.
HEMP tops the 4-letter words made with MOONPHASE letters at 11 points; next come AHEM and EPHA on 9. HOME, SHOP and HOPE will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MOONPHASE; 13 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, MAP and MAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MOONPHASE but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OOMPAHS, PHENOMS, SHAMPOO, SHOPMAN and SHOPMEN (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts MOONPHASE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOONPHASE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 204 | 238 | 175 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
34 of the 238 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MONOPHASE, MOONPHASE, HOSEMAN, HAMOSE, MANEHS, MOPANES, PHEONS, MANEH, MOPANE, PHEON, POSHO, SHOPE and 22 more. 29 of the 238 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PASHM, HOMAS, MENSH, MOHOS, PHEOS, SHMOE, HEPS, HOMA, HOMS, MOHO, MOSH, PHEO and 17 more.
These 2 words take every letter of MOONPHASE plus a single extra one.