281 words come out when you unscramble SEMAPHORE, starting with SEMAPHORE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. HAMPERS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SEMAPHORE split into 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
HAMPER, MORPHS and PHARMS are the top 6-letter words in SEMAPHORE, 13 points each. PHRASE, HEROES and SPHERE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMAPHORE, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. HOMES, PHASE and SHAPE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from SEMAPHORE is HEMP, 11 points; AHEM and EPHA on 9 follow. HOME, SHOP and HOPE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with SEMAPHORE letters, the top score is 8, reached by 13. HAS, MAP and MAR are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of SEMAPHORE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SE · ending in RE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HAMPERS (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SEMAPHORE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMAPHORE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 281) | 228 | 281 | 196 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHARMS, MAHSEER, PHARM, REHOMES, SPHAERE, SPHEARE, EMPARES, HAMOSE, HEPARS, HORMES, OMRAHS, PHARES and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HEAPERS, PASHM, HEAPER, MOSHER, PHASER, RHEMES, SHMEER, HOMAS, PHEOS, RHEME, SHMOE, HEPS and 20 more, 32 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of SEMAPHORE plus a single extra one.