Unscramble PHONEMICS and you have 280 words, PHONEMICS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. PHONEMIC is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PHONEMICS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 19 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
19 7-letter words made with PHONEMICS letters; 11 of them share the top score of 14. HOSPICE, INCOMES and PHONICS are everyday picks.
CHIMPS and CHOMPS are the top 6-letter words from PHONEMICS, 15 points each. INCOME, PHONES and INCHES will look familiar.
CHIMP and CHOMP share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHONEMICS. PHONE, HOMES and COMES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from PHONEMICS, the top score is 11, reached by 8. HOME, SHOP and COME are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 3-letter words in PHONEMICS tie at 8 points; none scores more. MEN, ICE and PIC will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PHONEMICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PH · ending in CS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PHONEMIC (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHONEMICS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHONEMICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 244 | 279 | 203 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Words With Friends*: MOCHIS, CHEMS, COHESIN, MECHS, MOCHI, CHEM, CHINSE, HOMIES, MECH, CHONS, HOMIE, MENSH and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MOCHIE, PHENIC, CHIMO, MISCH, MOCHS, COHENS, COSMINE, MICH, MOCH, PHEONS, CNEMIS, COHEN and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.