182 words come out when you unscramble PHYSALIA, starting with PHYSALIA itself: 16 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is APISHLY, 15 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PHYSALIA by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 9 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
42 5-letter words from PHYSALIA; 4 of them share the top score of 13. ALPHA, PLAYS and ALIAS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYSALIA are led by HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. PLAY, SHIP and SLIP are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYSALIA at 11 points; next come HAY and SHY on 9. HAS, SAY and PAY will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PHYSALIA, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with PH · ending in IA · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with APISHLY (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PHYSALIA is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSALIA itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 182) | 157 | 182 | 143 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHYSALIA, HAILY, PALAYS, SHAYA, APAYS, PALAY, SPYAL, YAHS, APAY, PAHS, ALAYS, ALAPS and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HIPLY, HIYA, AHIS, LAHS, LIPAS, PALIS, PALSA, AHI, AHS, LAH, LIPA, PALI and 2 more, 14 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PHYSALIA and one more.