Unscramble PHILOGYNISTS and you have 388 words, PHILOGYNISTS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PHILOGYNISTS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 1 with 10, 14 with 9, 43 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
PHILOGYNIST scores highest among the 11-letter words in PHILOGYNISTS at 20 points, ahead of STYLOPISING on 17.
POLISHINGS is the only one of the 10-letter words made with PHILOGYNISTS letters; it scores 16 points.
Among the 9-letter words from PHILOGYNISTS, HYPINOSIS leads with 17 points, then HISSINGLY on 16 and LONGSHIPS on 15. POLISHING and SLINGSHOT are the familiar ones.
GIPSYISH and HOPINGLY are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PHILOGYNISTS, 17 points each. LISTINGS, INSIGHTS and POSTINGS will look familiar.
HYPINGS, HYPOING and YPLIGHT share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words in PHILOGYNISTS. HOSTING, INSIGHT and STYLISH are the ones most people know.
GLYPHS, HYPING and YPIGHT are the top 6-letter words made with PHILOGYNISTS letters, 15 points each. PYTHON, POLISH and HOPING will look familiar.
GLYPH scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHILOGYNISTS at 14 points, ahead of HIPLY and HYPOS on 13. LIGHT, SHIPS and SHOPS are the ones most people know.
HYPO, HYPS and SYPH are the top 4-letter words from PHILOGYNISTS, 12 points each. SHOP, SHIP and HOLY will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in PHILOGYNISTS at 11 points, ahead of GYP and HOY on 9. HOT, HIT and TOY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PHILOGYNISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GIPSYISH and HOPINGLY (17 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PHILOGYNISTS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILOGYNISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 388) | 297 | 385 | 259 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHILOGYNISTS, PHILOGYNIST, HYPINOSIS, STYLOPISING, HISSINGLY, HYPINGS, PHYTOSIS, POLISHINGS, YPLIGHT, SPLISHING, YPIGHT, GINSHOPS and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GIPSYISH, HOPINGLY, PHYSIOS, PHYTINS, PHYSIO, PHYTIN, PISOLITHS, HIPLY, PISOLITH, THINGY, THONGY, TYPINGS and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOYISH, GOYS and GOY, 3 in all.