Unscramble PHYTOCHROMES and you have 379 words, PHYTOCHROMES itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PHYTOCHROMES split into 1 with 12 letters, 5 with 11, 5 with 10, 8 with 9, 30 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Among the 11-letter words in PHYTOCHROMES, CHOMOPHYTES, HYPSOCHROME and PHYTOCHROME tie for first at 26 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with PHYTOCHROMES letters, CHOMOPHYTE leads with 25 points, then CHROMOTYPE and CORMOPHYTE on 22.
Among the 8-letter words from PHYTOCHROMES, HYPOTHEC leads with 21 points, then CORYPHES and HOMOTYPE on 18. COMPOSER, PROMOTES and SMOOTHER are the familiar ones.
RHYTHMS tops the 7-letter words in PHYTOCHROMES at 18 points; next come CHYPRES and CORYPHE on 17. MOTHERS, COMPOSE and COMPOST will look familiar.
RHYTHM scores highest among the 6-letter words made with PHYTOCHROMES letters at 17 points, ahead of CHROMY and CHYMES on 16. CHROME, TROPHY and PSYCHO are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYTOCHROMES; 4 of them share the top score of 15. EMPTY, MERCY and MYTHS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from PHYTOCHROMES, the top score is 12, reached by 9. HOME, COPY and HOPE are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in PHYTOCHROMES at 11 points; next come MYC on 10 and HEH on 9. HOT, HOP and SPY will look familiar.
This word has the length of PHYTOCHROMES, with one letter different:
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The 3 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ECTOMORPHY and HYPOTHECS (22 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHYTOCHROMES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYTOCHROMES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 379) | 288 | 379 | 257 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
91 of the 379 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHOMOPHYTES, HYPSOCHROME, CHOMOPHYTE, CHROMOTYPES, CORMOPHYTES, CHROMOTYPE, CORMOPHYTE, HOMOTYPES, CORYPHES, HOMOTYPE, CHYPRES, CORYPHE and 79 more. 31 of the 379 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ECTOMORPHY, CHROMY, COMPOSTER, PHORESY, SHOCHET, SMOOCHER, HOMEYS, HYPERS, STOMPY, CHEMS, COPSY, MECHS and 19 more.