Unscramble PHASMIDS to get 189 words. PHASMIDS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DAMPISH and PHASMID, 15 points each. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34H43A1S1M34I1D2S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PHASMIDS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 14 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 18 with 2.
PASHM scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHASMIDS at 12 points, ahead of APHID on 11 and APHIS on 10. SHIPS, SMASH and MAIDS are the ones most people know.
16 of 60 4-letter words from PHASMIDS tie at 9 points; none scores more. MAPS, SHIP and PAID will look familiar.
Of the 53 3-letter words from PHASMIDS, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, HAD and MAP are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of PHASMIDS, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with PH · ending in DS · all 8-letter words
PHASMIDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PHASMIDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHASMIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 189) | 159 | 189 | 147 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 30 of them: PASHIMS, PASHIM, APISMS, DIMPS, MIHAS, SAMPIS, SHAPS, SIDHAS, APISM, DIMP, MIHA, PAHS and 18 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: PASHMS, PASHM, HIMS, SPAMS, MIPS, SIDH, SPAM, AHIS, AHI, AHS, DAS and DA.
These 2 words take every letter of PHASMIDS plus a single extra one.