Unscramble PHENAKISM to get 260 words. PHENAKISM itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, KHAMSIN and PEAKISH lead with 16 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PHENAKISM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 11 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 6-letter words made with PHENAKISM letters are led by HAKIMS and SAMEKH, 15 points each. KINASE and SHAKEN are the familiar ones.
HAKIM, KAPHS and SHMEK are the top 5-letter words from PHENAKISM, 14 points each. MAKES, PHASE and SPEAK will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHENAKISM, KAPH leads with 13 points, then KEMP on 12 and ANKH on 11. MAKE, MIKE and SKIP are the familiar ones.
KHI tops the 3-letter words made with PHENAKISM letters at 10 points; next come KAM and KEP on 9. HAS, MAP and MAN will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PHENAKISM, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PH · ending in SM · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by KHAMSIN and PEAKISH (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PHENAKISM is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHENAKISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 260) | 206 | 258 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
52 of the 260 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHENAKISM, PHAEISM, SHMEK, KANEHS, PASHIM, SAKIEH, HEMINAS, KANEH, MISKEN, PANISK, HASK, HEMINA and 40 more. 19 of the 260 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NIKAHS, MASKNE, NIKAH, PASHM, KAMIS, MAKIS, MAKI, MENSH, PAKS, ASHINE, HEPS, HIMS and 7 more. 1 of the 260 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIK. 1 of the 260 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
This word takes every letter of PHENAKISM plus a single extra one.