Unscramble principalships

There is a single one of the 13-letter words in PRINCIPALSHIPS: PRINCIPALSHIP, 24 points.

PHILIPPINAS is the only one of the 11-letter words made with PRINCIPALSHIPS letters; it scores 20 points.

Among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble PRINCIPALSHIPS, PHILIPPICS leads with 21 points, then PHILIPPINA on 19 and PRINCIPALS on 16.

PHILIPPIC tops the 9-letter words from PRINCIPALSHIPS at 20 points; next come CLANSHIPS and PARCHISIS on 16. PRINCIPAL will look familiar.

Among the 8-letter words in PRINCIPALSHIPS, SAPPHICS and SCHNAPPS tie for first at 17 points.

SAPPHIC tops the 7-letter words made with PRINCIPALSHIPS letters at 16 points; next come CALIPHS and HIPPINS on 14. ASPIRIN, SPINACH and RAISINS will look familiar.

Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PRINCIPALSHIPS, HIPPIC leads with 15 points, then CALIPH and CAPISH on 13. CRISIS, CHAIRS and PARISH are the familiar ones.

8 of 186 5-letter words from PRINCIPALSHIPS tie at 12 points; none scores more. CLASS, CHINA and PLANS will look familiar.

Among the 4-letter words in PRINCIPALSHIPS, CAPH, CHAP and CHIP tie for first at 11 points. PLAN, CARS and PICS are everyday picks.

Of the 85 3-letter words made with PRINCIPALSHIPS letters, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. CAN, HAS and CAR are the ones most people know.

The best of the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble PRINCIPALSHIPS is CH, 7 points; AH and HA on 5 follow. IN, IS and AS are everyday picks.