331 words come out when you unscramble PROPHYLAXES, starting with PROPHYLAXES itself: 28 in Scrabble, 29 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34R1O1P34H43Y43L12A1X8E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PROPHYLAXES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 46 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PROPHYLAXES is HYRAXES, 20 points; PHLOXES on 19 and APOPLEX on 18 follow. PLAYERS, PERHAPS and SHOPPER are everyday picks.
HEXYLS tops the 6-letter words from PROPHYLAXES at 19 points; next come PEROXY on 18 and HOAXER on 16. HOPPER, SLOPPY and OSPREY will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROPHYLAXES, HEXYL and HYRAX tie for first at 18 points. APPLY, HAPPY and PROXY are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from PROPHYLAXES, POXY leads with 16 points, then HOAX and ORYX on 14. HELP, PLAY and HOPE are the familiar ones.
PYX scores highest among the 3-letter words in PROPHYLAXES at 15 points, ahead of HEX and HOX on 13. HAS, PAY and POP are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PROPHYLAXES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by APOPLEXY (22 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PROPHYLAXES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROPHYLAXES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 331) | 277 | 330 | 254 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
53 of the 331 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APOPLEX, HOPPLERS, HOXES, SPYHOLE, XRAYS, HOPPLER, PHRASY, POLYPES, XRAY, YOPPERS, APEPSY, HOX and 41 more. 24 of the 331 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PYREX, SHLEPPY, POXY, SHOPPY, PHORESY, HYPERS, APPLEY, HEAPY, PLEX, LAXES, OXERS, HOSEY and 12 more. 1 of the 331 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: POPERY.