Unscramble ORTHOPTERON to get 249 words. ORTHOPTERON itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ORTHOPTER, 14 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from ORTHOPTERON split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 42 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 10 letters.
HOROPTER is the only one of the 8-letter words made with ORTHOPTERON letters; it scores 13 points.
Among 42 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOPTERON, the top score is 11, reached by 7. REPORT, POTTER and PORTER are the familiar ones.
8 of 56 5-letter words in ORTHOPTERON tie at 10 points; none scores more. OTHER, PHONE and PHOTO will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with ORTHOPTERON letters, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. THEN, OPEN and NOTE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOPTERON, the top score is 8, reached by 6. NOT, ONE and TOP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ORTHOPTERON but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OR · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HOOPER, HOOPOE, HOTPOT, PHONER, PHOTON, POTHER and THORPE (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ORTHOPTERON, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOPTERON itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 195 | 249 | 181 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: ORTHOPTERON, HOROPTER, ORTHOTONE, PHEON, HEPT, HEROON, HORNER, PROTORE, ROTHER, HOTEN, OHONE, POOTER and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: ORTHOPTER, HOTPOT, PHONER, PHEO, PHO, PRONER, HOO, TOPO, POO, PO, RENO, ONO and 2 more.