Unscramble NYMPHALIDS and you have 289 words, NYMPHALIDS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from NYMPHALIDS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 26 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in NYMPHALIDS: NYMPHALID, 20 points.
Among the 7-letter words from NYMPHALIDS, LYMPHAD leads with 18 points, then NYMPHAL on 17 and SYLPHID on 16. DISPLAY and PLASMID are the familiar ones.
LYMPHS, NYMPHA and NYMPHS are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NYMPHALIDS, 16 points each. ISLAND, SIMPLY and MAINLY will look familiar.
LYMPH and NYMPH share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words made with NYMPHALIDS letters. DAILY, PLAYS and HANDY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble NYMPHALIDS, HYMN, HYPS and SYPH tie for first at 12 points. MANY, DAYS and PLAY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from NYMPHALIDS, HYP leads with 11 points, then HAY and SHY on 9. HAS, MAY and ANY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of NYMPHALIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NY · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LADYSHIP and NYMPHAL (17 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NYMPHALIDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYMPHALIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 239 | 289 | 224 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: LYMPHADS, LYMPHAD, DIMPSY, HYLISM, MIDPAY, DAMPY, DISMAYL, HANDISM, IMSHY, LADYISM, PASHIM, DIAMYL and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: HANDSY, HIPLY, LINHAYS, LINHAY, PASHM, HIYA, NYAH, ADMINS, HIMS, LAYINS, AHI, AHS and 3 more.