163 words come out when you unscramble PHYLOGENY, starting with PHYLOGENY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34H43Y43L12O1G23E1N12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PHYLOGENY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 6, 26 with 5, 54 with 4, 53 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 7 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYLOGENY is GLYPH, 14 points; PHONY and PHYLE on 13 follow. PHONE and HONEY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from PHYLOGENY are led by HYPE and HYPO, 12 points each. ONLY, HELP and LONG are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in PHYLOGENY at 11 points; next come GYP and HEY on 9. ONE, LOG and HOP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PHYLOGENY for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PH · ending in NY · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by POLYGYNE (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. PHYLOGENY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLOGENY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 163) | 123 | 162 | 113 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
40 of the 163 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYGENY, HYLEG, GYNY, HYEN, HYLE, PEGH, PHEON, POLEY, PONEY, ELOGY, GOYLE, HOGEN and 28 more. 10 of the 163 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POLYGYNE, PONGY, GYPO, PLOYE, PHEO, GYNO, PHO, PLEON, NEG and PO. 1 of the 163 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.