446 words come out when you unscramble PHOTONASTIES, starting with PHOTONASTIES itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 17 points: NOSTOPATHIES. The strongest shorter word is STEPHANOTIS, 16 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PHOTONASTIES by length: 2 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 7 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2.
The 12-letter words made with PHOTONASTIES letters are 2: PHOTONASTIES itself and 1 anagram, NOSTOPATHIES. Each scores 17 points.
STEPHANOTIS is the only one of the 11-letter words in PHOTONASTIES; it scores 16 points.
Among 7 10-letter words from PHOTONASTIES, the top score is 15, reached by 5.
16 of 35 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOTONASTIES tie at 14 points; none scores more. TEASPOONS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOTONASTIES, 25 score 13 points, the group's best. PATIENTS, SNAPSHOT and POTATOES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words from PHOTONASTIES, the top score is 12, reached by 28. HOTSPOT, ATHEIST and PHOTONS are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words in PHOTONASTIES; 31 of them share the top score of 11. PHOTOS, PHONES and HONEST are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with PHOTONASTIES letters, 34 score 10 points, the group's best. PHONE, PHOTO and SHIPS are the ones most people know.
32 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOTONASTIES tie at 9 points; none scores more. SHOP, HOPE and SHIP will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from PHOTONASTIES; 10 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, HOT and HIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PHOTONASTIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Scrabble UK accepts PHOTONASTIES, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOTONASTIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 446) | 360 | 446 | 309 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NOSTOPATHIES, PHOTONASTIES, HANEPOOTS, HEATSPOTS, ISOPHONES, SIPHONATE, SIPHONETS, HANEPOOT, HEATSPOT, ISOPHONE, PENTHIAS, SIPHONET and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PANTIHOSES, PHONETISTS, PANTIHOSE, PHONETIST, APHONIES, HOTSPOTS, PHOTINOS, POTHOSES, SHITPOST, ATHETOSIS, HOTPOTS, HOTSPOT and 39 more, 51 in all.