Unscramble PHOCA and you have 35 words, PHOCA itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of PHOCA is on the page: POACH, each 12 points. The strongest shorter words are CHAP, CHOP and CAPH, 11 points each. It has 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
P34H43O1C34A1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PHOCA by length: 2 with 5 letters, 7 with 4, 18 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Keep every letter of PHOCA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with PH · ending in CA · all 5-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with POACH (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PHOCA 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOCA itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 35) | 27 | 35 | 22 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
8 of the 35 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHOCA, ACH, CHA, HOC, PACO, CH, HOA and POA. 5 of the 35 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OCH, PHO, APO, OPA and PO.
These 8 words take every letter of PHOCA plus a single extra one.