265 words come out when you unscramble PHTHALATES, starting with PHTHALATES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PHTHALATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 16 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in PHTHALATES: ATHLETAS, for 11 points.
APHTHAE scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PHTHALATES at 15 points, ahead of HEALTHS on 13 and ASPHALT on 12. STEALTH is the one most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from PHTHALATES, APHTHA and EPHAHS tie for first at 14 points. HEALTH, LATEST and PLATES are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words in PHTHALATES, EPHAH leads with 13 points, then HAHAS and HATHA on 11. PHASE, HELPS and ALPHA are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 4-letter words made with PHTHALATES letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. HELP, PATH and HEAT will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PHTHALATES are led by HAH, HEH and SHH, 9 points each. HAS, LET and PET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PHTHALATES but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by APHTHAE (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PHTHALATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHTHALATES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 265) | 211 | 265 | 199 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: ALPHATEST, PLASHET, TAPLASH, ATHLETAS, HATHA, AHEAP, ATHLETA, PLESH, ETHALS, HEPT, HESP, LATAHS and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: PHTHALATES, PHTHALATE, THESP, HEPS, LAHS, PALSA, AHS, LAH, PST, ATS, EST and TE.