Unscramble PHOTOGENS to get 235 words. PHOTOGENS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34H43O1T1O1G23E1N12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PHOTOGENS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with PHOTOGENS letters: PHOTOGEN, 14 points.
GONOPH and PHOTOG share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOTOGENS. PHOTOS, PHONES and THONGS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from PHOTOGENS is PEGHS, 11 points; HOOPS and HOPES on 10 follow. PHONE, PHOTO and GHOST are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from PHOTOGENS, PEGH leads with 10 points, then HEPS and HEPT on 9. THEN, SHOP and HOPE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in PHOTOGENS, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. GET, TOP and HOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PHOTOGENS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PH · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GONOPHS and PHOTOGS (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHOTOGENS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGENS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 235) | 189 | 235 | 165 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
45 of the 235 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHOTOGENS, PHOTOGEN, PEGHS, PHEONS, HOGENS, PEGH, PHEON, PONGOES, POSHO, SHOPE, GHEST, GOSHT and 33 more. 25 of the 235 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POTHOS, PHEOS, THESP, GOETH, GOTHS, HEPS, PHEO, PHOS, POGOES, PONGOS, PHO, POGOS and 13 more. 1 of the 235 answers is missing from Scrabble US: POOTS.
This word takes every letter of PHOTOGENS plus a single extra one.