Unscramble PHYTOLOGICAL and you have 337 words, PHYTOLOGICAL itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34H43Y43T1O1L12O1G23I1C34A1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PHYTOLOGICAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 11 with 9, 11 with 8, 39 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
TYPOLOGICAL is the only one of the 11-letter words made with PHYTOLOGICAL letters; it scores 19 points.
Among the 10-letter words in PHYTOLOGICAL, PHOTICALLY leads with 20 points, then GOTHICALLY on 19 and HAPLOLOGIC on 18.
HOLOTYPIC tops the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYTOLOGICAL at 19 points; next come HAPLOLOGY and PATHOLOGY on 18. OPTICALLY will look familiar.
GLYPHIC scores highest among the 7-letter words from PHYTOLOGICAL at 18 points, ahead of GLITCHY and YPLIGHT on 16. OPTICAL, ALCOHOL and TYPICAL are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words in PHYTOLOGICAL, the top score is 16, reached by 5. POLICY, PLIGHT and CHILLY are the familiar ones.
GLYPH tops the 5-letter words made with PHYTOLOGICAL letters at 14 points; next come HAPLY and HIPLY on 13. PATCH, PITCH and CLOTH will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHYTOLOGICAL, the top score is 12, reached by 4. CITY, PLAY and CHAT are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words from PHYTOLOGICAL at 11 points; next come GYP and HAY on 9. GAY, HOT and PAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PHYTOLOGICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PHOTICALLY (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PHYTOLOGICAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYTOLOGICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 337) | 283 | 334 | 250 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
54 of the 337 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHYTOLOGICAL, HAPLOLOGIC, CHAOLOGY, POCHAY, YPLIGHT, ACOLYTH, CALIOLOGY, HOLOPTIC, LYOPHIL, YPIGHT, CYATHI, POLLICY and 42 more. 33 of the 337 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TYPOLOGIC, PHOTOCALL, ALIYOTH, HIPLY, COPAY, GLOOPY, GOTCHA, LOOPILY, LYCH, GATCH, GITCH, GOLIATH and 21 more. 3 of the 337 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: CHOLO, COOLY and GOY.