Unscramble OPHIOLOGISTS and you have 297 words, OPHIOLOGISTS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
O1P34H43I1O1L12O1G23I1S1T1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from OPHIOLOGISTS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in OPHIOLOGISTS: OPHIOLOGIST, for 17 points.
Among the 7-letter words from OPHIOLOGISTS, PHOTOGS, PLIGHTS and SPIGHTS tie for first at 13 points. PISTOLS and SOLOIST are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from OPHIOLOGISTS, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. PHOTOS, LIGHTS and POLISH are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in OPHIOLOGISTS, PIGHT leads with 11 points, then HOOPS and PHOTO on 10. LIGHT, SHIPS and SHOPS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with OPHIOLOGISTS letters, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. SHOP, SHIP and HOST are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OPHIOLOGISTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ITS, TOP and HOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of OPHIOLOGISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with OP · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PISOLITHS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: OPHIOLOGISTS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPHIOLOGISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 239 | 297 | 203 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OPHIOLOGISTS, OPHIOLOGIST, SPIGHTS, THLIPSIS, PIGHTS, SPIGHT, SPLOOSH, PIGHT, POSHOS, SPLISH, GOSHTS, POSHO and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PISOLITHS, PISOLITH, LITHOPS, PITHOI, PITHOS, POTHOS, SHOGIS, GLOOPS, GOTHS, PHOS, SHOGI, GLIOSIS and 24 more, 36 in all.