Unscramble PROHIBITORS and you have 261 words, PROHIBITORS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PROHIBITORS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 12 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in PROHIBITORS: PROHIBITOR, for 17 points.
BISHOP tops the 6-letter words from PROHIBITORS at 13 points; next come BHISTI and BHOOTS on 11. PHOTOS, SPIRIT and TROOPS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in PROHIBITORS, 19 score 10 points, the group's best. PHOTO, SHORT and PRIOR are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with PROHIBITORS letters; 24 of them share the top score of 9. BOTH, SHOP and SHIP are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PROHIBITORS, the top score is 8, reached by 8. TOP, HOT and PRO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROHIBITORS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PR · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; PROHIBITS (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts PROHIBITORS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROHIBITORS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 197 | 261 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
64 of the 261 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROHIBITORS, PROHIBITOR, BIOTROPHS, BIOPHORS, BIOTROPH, BIOPHOR, PHOBIST, SHOPBOT, PORTHORS, BOOSHIT, POHIRIS, PORTHOS and 52 more. 24 of the 261 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BRITHS, PITHOI, PITHOS, POTHOS, BOHOS, BRITH, BISH, BOHO, PHOS, PROBS, PHO, PROB and 12 more.