Unscramble POLYHISTOR to get 288 words. POLYHISTOR itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PROTHYLS, 16 points. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from POLYHISTOR by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 8, 20 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 7-letter words in POLYHISTOR, PHYTOLS, PROTHYL and TOYSHOP tie for first at 15 points. HISTORY and SHORTLY are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from POLYHISTOR, the top score is 14, reached by 5. PHOTOS, POLISH and TROOPS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYHISTOR tie at 13 points; none scores more. PHOTO, SHORT and SHIRT will look familiar.
HYPO, HYPS and SYPH share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in POLYHISTOR. SHOP, SHIP and HOST are the ones most people know.
HYP tops the 3-letter words made with POLYHISTOR letters at 11 points; next come HOY and RHY on 9. ITS, TOP and HOT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of POLYHISTOR for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in OR · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PHYTOLS and TOYSHOP (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. POLYHISTOR is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYHISTOR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 228 | 288 | 206 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROTHYLS, PROTHYL, SHYPOO, HYLOIST, HOSTRY, HYLIST, PORTHOS, TOSHY, TROPHI, OLITORY, PIOYS, PORTY and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PHYSIO, HIPLY, LITHOPS, PITHOS, POTHOS, PYROS, PHOS, PYRO, ROOTSY, HOLOS, PHO, ROSHI and 10 more, 22 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of POLYHISTOR plus a single extra one.