Unscramble PHYTOCHROME and you have 278 words, PHYTOCHROME itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34H43Y43T1O1C34H43R1O1M34E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PHYTOCHROME by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 14 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among the 10-letter words made with PHYTOCHROME letters, CHOMOPHYTE leads with 25 points, then CHROMOTYPE and CORMOPHYTE on 22.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in PHYTOCHROME: ECTOMORPH, 18 points.
RHYTHM tops the 6-letter words made with PHYTOCHROME letters at 17 points; next come CHROMY and CHYPRE on 16. MOTHER, THEORY and POETRY will look familiar.
CHYME, HEMPY and MOCHY share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYTOCHROME. PHOTO, EMPTY and MERCY are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from PHYTOCHROME; 7 of them share the top score of 12. HOME, TECH and COPY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in PHYTOCHROME, HYP leads with 11 points, then MYC on 10 and HEH on 9. HOT, YET and TRY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PHYTOCHROME but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PH · ending in ME · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ECTOMORPHY (22 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHYTOCHROME works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYTOCHROME itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 217 | 278 | 198 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHOMOPHYTE, CHROMOTYPE, CORMOPHYTE, HOMOTYPE, CORYPHE, CHYPRE, MOCHY, POTHERY, HYTHE, OCHREY, POMEROY, POTCHER and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ECTOMORPHY, CHROMY, MERCH, CHEM, MECH, PTOOEY, YOMP, COHOE, MYC, MOHO, OCHE, PHEO and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble US: POOTER.
This word takes every letter of PHYTOCHROME plus a single extra one.