Unscramble PHOSPHOROUS to get 155 words. PHOSPHOROUS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PHOSPHORUS leads with 20 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PHOSPHOROUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 1 with 7, 9 with 6, 29 with 5, 56 with 4, 41 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in PHOSPHOROUS: PHOSPHORUS, 20 points.
PHOSPHORS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with PHOSPHOROUS letters; it scores 19 points.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOSPHOROUS: SOURSOP, for 9 points.
The 5-letter words made with PHOSPHOROUS letters are led by HOOSH and SHUSH, 11 points each. HOURS, SHOPS and PROPS are the familiar ones.
PHOH tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOSPHOROUS at 12 points; next come HOHS and HUSH on 10. SHOP, HOUR and POOR will look familiar.
HOH, HUH and SHH share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from PHOSPHOROUS. PRO, POP and UPS are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PHOSPHORUS (20 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PHOSPHOROUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHOROUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 155) | 116 | 155 | 96 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
39 of the 155 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOPPUS, PHOH, HOOSH, POSHOS, SPRUSH, HOHS, POSHO, SOPOROUS, SPOSH, HOH, HUPS, POHS and 27 more. 20 of the 155 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHOOSH, OPPOS, PHOS, OPPO, PHO, HOSS, SOHS, HOO, HOS, POOS, SHO, SOH and 8 more.