Unscramble PHYLLOTAXIES and you have 403 words, PHYLLOTAXIES itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34H43Y43L12L12O1T1A1X8I1E1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PHYLLOTAXIES split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 4 with 10, 16 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 47 with 2.
The 11-letter words made with PHYLLOTAXIES letters are led by PHYLLOTAXES and PHYLLOTAXIS, 26 points each.
POLYHALITE scores highest among the 10-letter words in PHYLLOTAXIES at 18 points, ahead of HALLOYSITE on 16 and ALLOTYPIES on 15.
Of the 32 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYLLOTAXIES, 4 score 23 points, the group's best. HOSPITAL, PLAYLIST and EXPLOITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYLLOTAXIES, HYPOXIA and OXYPHIL tie for first at 22 points. EXPLOIT, PAISLEY and HILLTOP are everyday picks.
ETHOXY and HEXYLS are the top 6-letter words from PHYLLOTAXIES, 19 points each. PIXELS and EXPATS will look familiar.
HEXYL scores highest among the 5-letter words in PHYLLOTAXIES at 18 points, ahead of EPOXY and PHLOX on 17. TAXES, EXIST and LATEX are the ones most people know.
PIXY and POXY are the top 4-letter words made with PHYLLOTAXIES letters, 16 points each. HELP, HOPE and PATH will look familiar.
PYX scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYLLOTAXIES at 15 points, ahead of HEX and HOX on 13. HAS, TAX and PAY are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of PHYLLOTAXIES, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OXYPHILES (24 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PHYLLOTAXIES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLOTAXIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 403) | 348 | 403 | 320 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 55 of them: POLYHALITES, POLYHALITE, PTYXES, PTYXIS, POLLAXES, TALLYSHOP, EXTASY, HALLOYSITE, POLLAXE, HOXES, HYPATES, LYOPHIL and 43 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: PLEIOTAXY, ALLYSHIP, POXIEST, POXY, PALEOLITHS, TALLYHOES, PALEOLITH, PHYSIO, ALIYOTH, HEAPY, HIPLY, PLEX and 16 more.