Unscramble PYTHIUMS to get 176 words. PYTHIUMS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34Y43T1H43I1U12M34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PYTHIUMS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 9 with 6, 37 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in PYTHIUMS: PYTHIUM, 17 points.
Among the 5-letter words from PYTHIUMS, HUMPY leads with 15 points, then IMSHY and MUSHY on 13. MYTHS, MISTY and HUMPS are the familiar ones.
HYPS, MYTH and SYPH share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PYTHIUMS. MUST, SHIP and THUS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PYTHIUMS is HYP, 11 points; SHY and THY on 9 follow. ITS, PUT and HIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PYTHIUMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PY · ending in MS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HUMPY (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts PYTHIUMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYTHIUMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 176) | 137 | 176 | 124 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PYTHIUMS, PYTHIUM, HUMPTY, TUMPHY, MYTHUS, IMSHY, MYTHI, SUMPH, TUMPY, TYMPS, YUMPS, PUMY and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UMPHS, UMPTY, UMPH, SHTUM, SHTUP, HIMS, SUMY, MIPS, PTUI, STIM, PST, TUM and 1 more, 13 in all.