Unscramble PHILOGYNIST to get 352 words. PHILOGYNIST itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. HOPINGLY is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PHILOGYNIST split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 20 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The best of the 8-letter words in PHILOGYNIST is HOPINGLY, 17 points; LONGSHIP and POSINGLY on 14 follow.
HYPINGS, HYPOING and YPLIGHT share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words from PHILOGYNIST. HOSTING, POSTING and INSIGHT are the ones most people know.
GLYPHS, HYPING and YPIGHT are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PHILOGYNIST, 15 points each. LIGHTS, NIGHTS and PYTHON will look familiar.
GLYPH scores highest among the 5-letter words in PHILOGYNIST at 14 points, ahead of HIPLY and HYPOS on 13. NIGHT, LIGHT and GHOST are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with PHILOGYNIST letters, HYPO, HYPS and SYPH tie for first at 12 points. SHOP, SHIP and HOLY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PHILOGYNIST, HYP leads with 11 points, then GYP and HOY on 9. HOT, HIT and TOY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PHILOGYNIST for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HOPINGLY (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PHILOGYNIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILOGYNIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 278 | 349 | 244 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
74 of the 352 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHILOGYNIST, HYPINGS, YPLIGHT, YPIGHT, GINSHOP, HOYING, HYLOIST, NIGHLY, POSHING, POYSING, GOTHY, HYLIST and 62 more. 34 of the 352 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HOPINGLY, PHYTINS, PHYSIO, PHYTIN, HIPLY, PISOLITH, THINGY, THONGY, TYPINGS, LITHOPS, SHINTY, GYPOS and 22 more. 3 of the 352 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYISH, GOYS and GOY.
With one more tile, the letters of PHILOGYNIST spell the words below.