Unscramble PERIPHRASE and you have 328 words, PERIPHRASE itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, RESHIPPER leads with 16 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PERIPHRASE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 18 with 8, 48 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in PERIPHRASE: RESHIPPER, 16 points.
PRESHAPE and SAPPHIRE are the top 8-letter words made with PERIPHRASE letters, 15 points each. PREPARES will look familiar.
Of the 48 7-letter words from PERIPHRASE, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. PERHAPS, PREPARE and REPAIRS are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIPHRASE, HAPPIS, HEPPER and HIPPER tie for first at 13 points. PAPERS, PHRASE and PARISH are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words made with PERIPHRASE letters, HAPPI leads with 12 points, then APHIS and APISH on 10. PAPER, SHARE and PHASE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIPHRASE; 14 of them share the top score of 9. HERE, SHIP and HAIR are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from PERIPHRASE, the top score is 8, reached by 6. ARE, HAS and AIR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PERIPHRASE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RESHIPPER (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PERIPHRASE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERIPHRASE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 328) | 259 | 328 | 234 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERIPHRASE, HAPPIES, PHRASIER, SPHAIREE, HEAPIER, PAPERIER, PHRASER, SPHAERE, SPHEARE, HEARSIER, HEPARS, PHARES and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RESHIPPER, PRESHIP, HAPPIS, HEPPER, PERISHER, HAPPI, HEAPERS, PREHIRE, HEAPER, PHASER, PISHER, HEPS and 13 more, 25 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of PERIPHRASE spell the words below.