Unscramble OPHIOLOGICAL and you have 223 words, OPHIOLOGICAL itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
O1P34H43I1O1L12O1G23I1C34A1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OPHIOLOGICAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 1 with 9, 6 with 7, 23 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 11 or 8 letters.
The 10-letter words in OPHIOLOGICAL come to 3, each scoring 18 points.
OOLOGICAL is the only one of the 9-letter words made with OPHIOLOGICAL letters; it scores 12 points.
48 5-letter words in OPHIOLOGICAL; 4 of them share the top score of 12. LOCAL, LOGIC and CHILI are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with OPHIOLOGICAL letters, the top score is 11, reached by 4. CALL, HILL and HALL are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OPHIOLOGICAL tie at 8 points; none scores more. AGO, PIC and HIP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of OPHIOLOGICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with OP · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PHALLIC (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OPHIOLOGICAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPHIOLOGICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 223) | 181 | 222 | 153 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OPHIOLOGICAL, HAPLOLOGIC, OPHIOLOGIC, PHILOLOGIC, PHOCA, PILCH, CALLOP, CHOG, LIPOIC, CALIGO, CHAL, CLOOP and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OOLOGICAL, CHOIL, CHOLA, CHOLI, GACH, CHAI, ALCOOL, COPI, GLOOP, OCH, PHO, HOLO and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLO.