Unscramble NEPHOLOGY and you have 206 words, NEPHOLOGY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 18 points: PHENOLOGY. 6 shorter words score 14, among them GLYPH, PHONEY and PENOLOGY. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from NEPHOLOGY split into 2 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 18 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in NEPHOLOGY: PENOLOGY, for 14 points.
GLYPH tops the 5-letter words from NEPHOLOGY at 14 points; next come PHONY and PHYLE on 13. PHONE and HONEY will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in NEPHOLOGY, HYPE and HYPO tie for first at 12 points. ONLY, HELP and OPEN are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with NEPHOLOGY letters, HYP leads with 11 points, then GYP and HEY on 9. LOG, HOP and LEG are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of NEPHOLOGY, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with NE · ending in GY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GLYPH, PENOLOGY, PHENYL, PHONEY, PHOOEY and PHYLON (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NEPHOLOGY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEPHOLOGY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 206) | 157 | 205 | 138 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOOLEY, HYLEG, POOGYE, POLONY, GOOLEY, HYEN, HYLE, PEGH, PHEON, POLEY, PONEY, ELOGY and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NEPHOLOGY, GLOOPY, PONGY, GYPO, PLOYE, GOOLY, PHEO, GLOOP, GYNO, PHO, PONGO, HOLO and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOY.
These 3 words take every letter of NEPHOLOGY plus a single extra one.