325 words come out when you unscramble SEMAPHORES, starting with SEMAPHORES itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SEMAPHORES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 8, 44 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in SEMAPHORES: SEMAPHORE, 16 points.
HAMPERS scores highest among the 7-letter words from SEMAPHORES at 14 points, ahead of APHESES and HAREEMS on 12. PHRASES, SPHERES and MARSHES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMAPHORES, the top score is 13, reached by 4. PHRASE, SHAPES and PHASES are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words in SEMAPHORES tie at 12 points; none scores more. HOMES, PHASE and SHOPS will look familiar.
HEMP scores highest among the 4-letter words made with SEMAPHORES letters at 11 points, ahead of AHEM and EPHA on 9. HOME, SHOP and HOPE are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMAPHORES; 13 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, MAP and MAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SEMAPHORES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EMPHASES (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SEMAPHORES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMAPHORES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 325) | 261 | 325 | 221 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: HORMESES, MAHSEERS, PHARMS, SPHAERES, SPHEARES, MAHSEER, PHARM, PHASORS, REHOMES, SHAMERS, SHEEPOS, SPHAERE and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 40 of them: PASHMS, HEAPERS, MOSHERS, PASHM, PHASERS, SHMEERS, HEAPER, MOSHER, MOSHES, PHASER, RHEMES, SEAHORSE and 28 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of SEMAPHORES and one more.