352 words come out when you unscramble PHONOTYPICAL, starting with PHONOTYPICAL itself: 24 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. POLYPHONIC and PHONOTYPIC are the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PHONOTYPICAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 7 with 9, 24 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The 10-letter words made with PHONOTYPICAL letters come to 2, each scoring 22 points. POLYPHONIC is the familiar one.
CHOPPILY scores highest among the 8-letter words from PHONOTYPICAL at 20 points, ahead of APOPHONY and HYPNOTIC on 18. LOCATION and OPTIONAL are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PHONOTYPICAL, CIPHONY and HAPPILY tie for first at 17 points. OPTICAL, TYPICAL and CAPTION are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words made with PHONOTYPICAL letters are led by CHAPPY, CHIPPY and CHOPPY, 18 points each. POLICY, PYTHON and COLONY are the familiar ones.
HAPPY, HIPPY and HOPPY are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHONOTYPICAL, 15 points each. CHINA, APPLY and PATCH will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from PHONOTYPICAL, the top score is 12, reached by 4. CITY, CHAT and COPY are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in PHONOTYPICAL at 11 points; next come HAY and HOY on 9. ANY, HOT and PAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PHONOTYPICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; POLYPHONIC (22 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PHONOTYPICAL, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHONOTYPICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 294 | 351 | 262 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: PHONOTYPICAL, PHONOTYPIC, CHAPPY, POLYPHON, NOTAPHILY, POCHAY, ACOLYTH, CHANOYO, HOLOPTIC, ONYCHIA, COPPY, CYATHI and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 32 of them: APHONY, NOTCHY, PHYTIN, ALCOPOP, ALIYOTH, HIPLY, OOLICHAN, COPAY, HAPPI, LINHAY, LYCH, PHOTINO and 20 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: CHOLO.