Unscramble PROTHALLOID and you have 286 words, PROTHALLOID itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PROTHALLOID by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 15 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with PROTHALLOID letters: PROTHALLI, for 14 points.
HOOPLA, PHALLI and TROPHI are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTHALLOID, 11 points each. DOLLAR, PORTAL and PATROL will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTHALLOID, APHID leads with 11 points, then PHIAL and PHOTO on 10. THIRD, PILOT and RAPID are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 4-letter words from PROTHALLOID tie at 9 points; none scores more. HARD, HILL and HOLD will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in PROTHALLOID, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. TOP, HAD and HOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PROTHALLOID but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ID · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HAPLOID, HARDTOP and HOPTOAD (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PROTHALLOID, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTHALLOID itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 239 | 286 | 224 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
47 of the 286 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROTHALLOID, PHALLOID, LOPOLITH, POLOIDAL, TROPHI, ATHRILL, HOODIA, DALLOP, HIPT, HOORD, PODIAL, THRID and 35 more. 15 of the 286 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DHOLL, ODAH, PHO, THALI, DOH, HOLO, AHI, HOO, LAH, APO, OPA, POO and 3 more.