Unscramble PHYSICIANS to get 239 words. PHYSICIANS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PHYSICIAN, 19 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34H43Y43S1I1C34I1A1N12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PHYSICIANS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
PHYSICIAN is the only one of the 9-letter words made with PHYSICIANS letters; it scores 19 points.
Of the 29 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYSICIANS, 4 score 16 points, the group's best. CHAINS is the one most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words in PHYSICIANS is PSYCH, 15 points; CHAYS and SYNCH on 13 follow. CHINA, SHIPS and CHAIN are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with PHYSICIANS letters, the top score is 12, reached by 4. PICS, CASH and SHIP are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYSICIANS at 11 points; next come HAY and SHY on 9. CAN, HAS and ANY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PHYSICIANS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PH · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SPINACHY (18 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHYSICIANS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICIANS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 201 | 239 | 189 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYPNICS, INSHIPS, INSHIP, NICISH, PANISCS, PANISC, SHAPS, SNIPY, YAHS, CANY, CHAS, NACH and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAPISH, PACY, CHAIS, HIYA, NYAH, PISSY, CHAI, AHIS, PIANI, AHI, AHS and YAS, 12 in all.