Unscramble POLYPHONISTS and you have 359 words, POLYPHONISTS itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43P34H43O1N12I1S1T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYPHONISTS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 27 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with POLYPHONISTS letters: POLYPHONIST, for 21 points.
PHOTOLYSIS is the only one of the 10-letter words in POLYPHONISTS; it scores 18 points.
Among 27 8-letter words from POLYPHONISTS, the top score is 18, reached by 4.
11 of 60 7-letter words in POLYPHONISTS tie at 15 points; none scores more. OPTIONS, STYLISH and PISTONS will look familiar.
SHOPPY scores highest among the 6-letter words made with POLYPHONISTS letters at 16 points, ahead of HYSSOP and PHOSSY on 14. PHOTOS, PYTHON and POLISH are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYPHONISTS, HIPPY and HOPPY tie for first at 15 points. PHOTO, SHIPS and SHOPS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from POLYPHONISTS are led by HYPO, HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. SHOP, SHIP and HOST are the familiar ones.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in POLYPHONISTS at 11 points, ahead of HOY and SHY on 9. HOT, POP and HIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of POLYPHONISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PO · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SYNTHPOPS (19 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts POLYPHONISTS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYPHONISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 359) | 284 | 357 | 249 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
73 of the 359 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYPHONISTS, POLYPHONIST, POLYPHONS, PHOTOPSY, POLYPHON, PHYTOSIS, POLYPOSIS, POTSHOPS, SHYPOOS, HYLOISTS, PHOSSY, POTSHOP and 61 more. 37 of the 359 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SYNTHPOPS, SYNTHPOP, SHOPPY, PHYSIOS, PHYTINS, PHYSIO, PHYTIN, SOPPILY, HIPLY, PHOTINOS, PSYOPS, LITHOPS and 25 more. 2 of the 359 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: POPISHLY and POPISH.