196 words come out when you unscramble PROHIBITORY, starting with PROHIBITORY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34R1O1H43I1B34I1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PROHIBITORY split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 8, 3 with 7, 12 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in PROHIBITORY: PROHIBITOR, 17 points.
BOTHY and PITHY share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROHIBITORY. PHOTO, PRIOR and BIRTH are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from PROHIBITORY is HYPO, 12 points; BOHO and BOOH on 9 follow. BOTH, PORT and TRIP are everyday picks.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in PROHIBITORY at 11 points; next come HOY and RHY on 9. TOP, TOO and HOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PROHIBITORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PR · ending in RY · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PROHIBIT (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PROHIBITORY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROHIBITORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 196) | 149 | 196 | 135 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROHIBITOR, BIOTROPH, BIOPHOR, ORBITY, POHIRI, TROPHI, PORTY, ROOPY, TRIPY, BOOH, HIPT, PIOY and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POBOY, PITHOI, BRITH, BOHO, PYRO, PHO, PROB, BIRO, HOO, TOPO, POO, PO and 2 more, 14 in all.