Unscramble PHOSGENES to get 218 words. PHOSGENES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PHOSGENE leads with 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PHOSGENES split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 24 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 18 with 2.
PHOSGENE is the only one of the 8-letter words in PHOSGENES; it scores 14 points.
Among 24 6-letter words from PHOSGENES, the top score is 11, reached by 8. PHONES and SPONGE are the familiar ones.
PEGHS tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOSGENES at 11 points; next come HESPS and HOPES on 10. PHONE, SHOES and SENSE will look familiar.
PEGH scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOSGENES at 10 points, ahead of HEPS and HESP on 9. OPEN, SHOP and HOPE are the ones most people know.
5 of 53 3-letter words from PHOSGENES tie at 8 points; none scores more. ONE, SEE and SON will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PHOSGENES for another and you can spell these 5 words:
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What PHOSGENES means, then the 5 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHOSGENES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSGENES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 218) | 173 | 218 | 152 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEPHENS, SHEEPOS, PEGHS, PHENES, PHEONS, PHESES, POSHES, SEPHEN, SHEEPO, GHESSE, HESPS, HOGENS and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HENGES, PHEOS, HENGE, HEPS, PHEO, PHOS, PHO, HOSS, SESH, SHEN, SOHS, HOS and 9 more, 21 in all.