Unscramble SEMAPHORICALLY and you have 517 words, SEMAPHORICALLY itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. 14 letters: 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
S1E1M34A1P34H43O1R1I1C34A1L12L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SEMAPHORICALLY by length: 1 with 14 letters, 3 with 12, 9 with 11, 34 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 50 with 2. None has 13 letters.
Among the 12-letter words made with SEMAPHORICALLY letters, HYALOPLASMIC leads with 24 points, then SERAPHICALLY on 22 and SEMAPHORICAL on 21.
MALACOPHILY, MESOPHYLLIC and MICROPHYLLS are the top 11-letter words in SEMAPHORICALLY, 23 points each.
MACROPHYLA, MICROPHYLL and MYCOPHILES share the top score of 22 among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMAPHORICALLY. PHARMACIES is the one most people know.
Among the 9-letter words from SEMAPHORICALLY, MYCOPHILE and PHYLLOMIC tie for first at 21 points. SPECIALLY, SCHOLARLY and COMPILERS are everyday picks.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMAPHORICALLY, PHARMACY leads with 20 points, then CHAPELRY and CHARPOYS on 18. PHYSICAL and CHARISMA are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 7-letter words from SEMAPHORICALLY tie at 17 points; none scores more. SHARPLY, ALCHEMY and IMPEACH will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words in SEMAPHORICALLY, CHAMPY leads with 18 points, then CHASMY and CHEAPY on 16. COMPLY, CHAMPS and PSYCHO are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words made with SEMAPHORICALLY letters; 5 of them share the top score of 15. CHEAP, CHIPS and CHARM are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMAPHORICALLY, the top score is 12, reached by 9. COPY, CASH and ARMY are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words from SEMAPHORICALLY at 11 points; next come MYC on 10 and HAY on 9. MAY, PAY and HIP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SEMAPHORICALLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with SE · ending in LY · all 14-letter words
SEMAPHORICALLY first, then short meanings for the 4 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SEMAPHORICALLY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMAPHORICALLY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 517) | 398 | 517 | 350 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
119 of the 517 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYALOPLASMIC, MALACOPHILY, MACROPHYLA, POLYARCHIES, SEMAPHORICAL, ACAROPHILY, HYPEROSMIA, POLYCHASIA, PROMYCELIAL, ARCHIPLASM, ARCHOPLASM, POLEMARCHS and 107 more. 48 of the 517 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SEMAPHORICALLY, PHYLLOMIC, HYPERLOCAL, LACHRYMALS, MAYORSHIP, SEMAPHORIC, POLYSEMIC, CAMELHAIRS, PERMALLOYS, PHILOMELAS, ALLYSHIP, CAMELHAIR and 36 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of SEMAPHORICALLY and one more.