Unscramble NYMPHIC and you have 43 words, NYMPHIC itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 7 letters: 1 vowel and 6 consonants. All 7 tiles of NYMPHIC in one turn: 69 in Scrabble (19 + 50), 56 in Words With Friends (21 + 35).
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from NYMPHIC by length: 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 4 with 5, 9 with 4, 19 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Keep every letter of NYMPHIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with NY · ending in IC · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HYMNIC and HYPNIC (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts NYMPHIC, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYMPHIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 43) | 37 | 43 | 34 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NYMPHIC, MICH, MINY, NYM, CH and NY, 6 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HYMNIC, MYC and MIC, 3 in all.