381 words come out when you unscramble PERIPHRASES, starting with PERIPHRASES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PERIPHRASES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with PERIPHRASES letters come to 2, each scoring 17 points.
Of the 45 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIPHRASES, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. SAPPHIRE, PREPARES and PARISHES are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 7-letter words from PERIPHRASES tie at 14 points; none scores more. PERHAPS, PREPARE and PHRASES will look familiar.
HAPPIS, HEPPER and HIPPER share the top score of 13 among the 6-letter words made with PERIPHRASES letters. PAPERS, PHRASE and PARISH are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIPHRASES, HAPPI leads with 12 points, then APHIS and APISH on 10. PAPER, SHARE and SHIPS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from PERIPHRASES, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. HERE, SHIP and HAIR are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in PERIPHRASES; 6 of them share the top score of 8. ARE, HAS and AIR are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of PERIPHRASES, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with PE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with RESHIPPERS (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PERIPHRASES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERIPHRASES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 381) | 299 | 381 | 265 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
82 of the 381 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERIPHRASE, HAPPIES, SPHAIREES, PHRASERS, PHRASIER, SPHAERES, SPHAIREE, SPHEARES, APEPSIES, HEAPIER, PAPERIER, PHRASER and 70 more. 34 of the 381 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: RESHIPPERS, RESHIPPER, PRESHIPS, PERISHERS, PRESHIP, HAPPIS, HEPPER, PERIAPSES, PERISHER, PHERESIS, HAPPI, HEAPERS and 22 more.