Unscramble ORTHOGRAPHY and you have 216 words, ORTHOGRAPHY itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. HOROGRAPHY is the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
O1R1T1H43O1G23R1A1P34H43Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from ORTHOGRAPHY split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 15 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with ORTHOGRAPHY letters, HOROGRAPHY leads with 22 points, then ORTHOGRAPH on 19.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOGRAPHY: ROGATORY, for 12 points.
HYPHA scores highest among the 5-letter words made with ORTHOGRAPHY letters at 16 points, ahead of HARPY on 13 and GOTHY on 12. PHOTO, PARTY and HARRY are the ones most people know.
HYPO and PHOH are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOGRAPHY, 12 points each. PATH, GRAY and YOGA will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words from ORTHOGRAPHY at 11 points, ahead of GYP and HAH on 9. TOP, GAY and HOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ORTHOGRAPHY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OR · ending in HY · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HYPHA (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ORTHOGRAPHY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOGRAPHY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 216) | 170 | 215 | 156 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: HOROGRAPHY, ORTHOGRAPH, ROTOGRAPH, GOTHY, PHOH, GRYPT, HOGH, HOHA, PORTY, PRATY, ROOPY, YRAPT and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: GYPO, GOATY, PYRO, ARGH, GOTH, PHO, OATY, POGO, YAG, HOO, APO, OPA and 2 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: GOY.