Unscramble POTHECARY to get 286 words. POTHECARY itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PATCHERY, PETCHARY and TOPARCHY, 18 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34O1T1H43E1C34A1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from POTHECARY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 16 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
7 of 58 6-letter words from POTHECARY tie at 16 points; none scores more. THEORY, POETRY and CARPET will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble POTHECARY; 7 of them share the top score of 13. PARTY, CHEAP and PATCH are everyday picks.
5 of 60 4-letter words in POTHECARY tie at 12 points; none scores more. EACH, TECH and CHAT will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words made with POTHECARY letters at 11 points, ahead of HAY and HEY on 9. HOT, PAY and TRY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of POTHECARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHARPOY, EPARCHY and PREACHY (17 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts POTHECARY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTHECARY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 228 | 286 | 212 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POTHECARY, PATCHERY, PETCHARY, TOPARCHY, CORYPHE, CHEAPY, CHYPRE, POCHAY, POTHERY, HYPATE, OCHREY, POTCHER and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HEAPY, COPAY, PACEY, PACY, ORACY, CATH, ECHT, OCHE, PHEO, PYRO, TECH, OCH and 4 more, 16 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of POTHECARY plus a single extra one.