Unscramble MOONPHASES and you have 282 words, MOONPHASES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of MOONPHASES is on the page: MONOPHASES, each 17 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MOONPHASES by length: 2 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 14 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with MOONPHASES letters are 2: MOONPHASES itself and 1 anagram, MONOPHASES. Each scores 17 points.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words from MOONPHASES: SHAMPOOS, 15 points.
Of the 51 6-letter words from MOONPHASES, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. SEASON, PHONES and SHAPES are the ones most people know.
HEMPS, OOMPH and PASHM are the top 5-letter words in MOONPHASES, 12 points each. PHONE, SHOES and HOMES will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with MOONPHASES letters, HEMP leads with 11 points, then AHEM and EPHA on 9. HOME, SHOP and HOPE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MOONPHASES, 13 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, MAP and MAN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MOONPHASES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHAMPOOS (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MOONPHASES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOONPHASES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 282) | 231 | 282 | 196 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 51 of them: MONOPHASES, MOONPHASES, MONOPHASE, MOONPHASE, HOSEMAN, SAMSHOO, SHAPENS, SHMOOSE, HAMOSE, MANEHS, MOPANES, PASSMEN and 39 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: PASHMS, PASHM, MOSHES, SMOOSH, HOMAS, MENSH, MOHOS, PHEOS, SHMOE, HEPS, HOMA, HOMS and 23 more.