384 words come out when you unscramble PHYTOGRAPHERS, starting with PHYTOGRAPHERS itself: 27 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. PHYTOGRAPHER is the best of the shorter words, at 26 points. 13 letters: 3 vowels and 10 consonants.
P34H43Y43T1O1G23R1A1P34H43E1R1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PHYTOGRAPHERS split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 3 with 11, 4 with 10, 8 with 9, 31 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2.
PHYTOGRAPHER tops the 12-letter words in PHYTOGRAPHERS at 26 points; next comes TYPOGRAPHERS on 23.
HYETOGRAPHS scores highest among the 11-letter words made with PHYTOGRAPHERS letters at 23 points, ahead of PETROGRAPHY and TYPOGRAPHER on 22.
The best of the 10-letter words from PHYTOGRAPHERS is HYETOGRAPH, 22 points; TYPOGRAPHS on 21 and SAPROPHYTE on 20 follow.
THEOPHAGY scores highest among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYTOGRAPHERS at 21 points, ahead of APOPHYGES and TYPOGRAPH on 20. PHOSPHATE is the one most people know.
Among the 8-letter words in PHYTOGRAPHERS, APOPHYGE leads with 19 points, then PROPHESY on 18 and ORPHREYS on 16. PROPERTY, SHORTAGE and PROPHETS are the familiar ones.
HYPOGEA, SHEATHY and THRASHY share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words made with PHYTOGRAPHERS letters. PERHAPS, THERAPY and SHOPPER are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYTOGRAPHERS is HYPHAE, 17 points; SHOPPY on 16 and HEATHY on 15 follow. THEORY, HARPER and GRAPHS are everyday picks.
HYPHA tops the 5-letter words from PHYTOGRAPHERS at 16 points; next come HAPPY and HOPPY on 15. HARRY, GRAPH and HEATH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in PHYTOGRAPHERS, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. HOPE, PATH and YEAH are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with PHYTOGRAPHERS letters is HYP, 11 points; GYP and HAH on 9 follow. HAS, GAY and PAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PHYTOGRAPHERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PH · ending in RS · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 4 strongest answers mean; APOPHYGES (20 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PHYTOGRAPHERS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYTOGRAPHERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 384) | 305 | 377 | 279 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: PHYTOGRAPHERS, PHYTOGRAPHER, HYETOGRAPHS, HYETOGRAPH, THEOPHAGY, SHEATHY, TROPHESY, HYPATES, HYTHES, POTHERY, GYTRASH, HAROSETH and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: PARTYGOERS, SHOPPY, THRASHY, PARTYGOER, PHORESY, HYPERS, STRAPPY, HEAPY, PEGTOPS, PEROGY, GHERAOS, GYPOS and 13 more. Scrabble UK skips 4 of them: GYPPERS, GYPPER, GYPSTER and GOY. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: GYPPOS and GYPPO. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: POPERY.