Unscramble NYMPHICAL and you have 210 words, NYMPHICAL itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is NYMPHIC, 19 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from NYMPHICAL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 18 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NYMPHICAL, LYMPH and NYMPH tie for first at 15 points. CHINA, CLAIM and CHAIN are everyday picks.
4 of 60 4-letter words from NYMPHICAL tie at 12 points; none scores more. MANY, PLAY and PALM will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with NYMPHICAL letters is HYP, 11 points; MYC on 10 and HAY on 9 follow. CAN, MAY and ANY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NYMPHICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with NY · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHAMPY (18 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
NYMPHICAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYMPHICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 210) | 178 | 210 | 162 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NYMPHICAL, NYMPHIC, CAMPLY, HYLIC, CALMY, MACHI, PILCH, HAILY, MICH, LINCH, CANY, CHAL and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HYMNIC, HIPLY, LINHAY, LYCH, PACY, HIYA, LANCH, MYC, NYAH, CHAI, CAMI, LAYIN and 4 more, 16 in all.