Unscramble PHENOMENISMS and you have 356 words, PHENOMENISMS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PHENOMENISM, 20 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34H43E1N12O1M34E1N12I1S1M34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PHENOMENISMS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 9, 20 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 10 letters.
PHENOMENISM is the only one of the 11-letter words made with PHENOMENISMS letters; it scores 20 points.
5 of 20 8-letter words from PHENOMENISMS tie at 15 points; none scores more. PENSIONS, NOMINEES and OPENNESS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PHENOMENISMS, 9 score 14 points, the group's best. PENSION, NOMINEE and IMMENSE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words made with PHENOMENISMS letters; 8 of them share the top score of 13. PHONES, IMPOSE and SHINES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHENOMENISMS are led by HEMPS and HOMME, 12 points each. PHONE, SHOES and HOMES are the familiar ones.
HEMP scores highest among the 4-letter words from PHENOMENISMS at 11 points, ahead of HEME and HEMI on 9. HOME, SHOP and HOPE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in PHENOMENISMS, HMM leads with 10 points, then HEM and HEP on 8. MEN, MOM and HIP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PHENOMENISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in MS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by IMMESHES, PHIMOSES and PHONEMES (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHENOMENISMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHENOMENISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 356) | 278 | 355 | 244 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHENOMENISMS, PHENOMENISM, MISHMEES, PHENOMES, HEMPIES, MISHMEE, PHENOME, EMMESH, EPISEMONS, HEMIONES, HOMMES, EPISEMON and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MENSHEN, MENSHES, MOPINESS, SEMIOPEN, HOMIES, MIMESES, MOSHES, HOMIE, MENSH, PHEOS, SHMOE, HEPS and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.