Unscramble SIDEROPHILE to get 359 words. SIDEROPHILE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SIDEROPHILE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
REPOLISHED is the only one of the 10-letter words made with SIDEROPHILE letters; it scores 16 points.
6 of 22 8-letter words from SIDEROPHILE tie at 14 points; none scores more. POLISHED, PERISHED and PRESIDIO will look familiar.
HIRPLED, PIEDISH and SPHERED share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SIDEROPHILE. REPLIES, EPISODE and PERIODS are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in SIDEROPHILE; 8 of them share the top score of 12. HELPED, HOLDER and POLISH are everyday picks.
4 of 60 5-letter words made with SIDEROPHILE letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. HELPS, HOLDS and HOPES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SIDEROPHILE, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. HERE, HELP and SHOP are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from SIDEROPHILE; 7 of them share the top score of 8. PRO, DIE and HIP are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SIDEROPHILE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SI · ending in LE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with REPOLISHED (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SIDEROPHILE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIDEROPHILE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 359) | 280 | 359 | 250 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
79 of the 359 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SIDEROPHILE, HESPERID, PIEDISH, DELPHS, EPHELIS, HEROISED, HESPED, PELORISED, PERIODISE, PHESED, POHIRIS, POSHED and 67 more. 30 of the 359 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PIEHOLES, PIEHOLE, ROSEHIP, PISHER, RESHOED, DEHORS, DELISH, LIRIOPES, PHEOS, DESHI, HEPS, HIREES and 18 more.
This word takes every letter of SIDEROPHILE plus a single extra one.