Unscramble SOPHISTRY and you have 250 words, SOPHISTRY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. PHYTOSIS is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1O1P34H43I1S1T1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SOPHISTRY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with SOPHISTRY letters: PHYTOSIS, for 16 points.
Of the 43 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SOPHISTRY, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. SPORTS, SHIRTS and SHORTS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from SOPHISTRY, the top score is 13, reached by 4. POSTS, STORY and SHORT are the familiar ones.
HYPO, HYPS and SYPH share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SOPHISTRY. SHOP, TOYS and SHIP are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words from SOPHISTRY is HYP, 11 points; HOY and RHY on 9 follow. ITS, TOP and HOT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SOPHISTRY for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SO · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PHYSIOS (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SOPHISTRY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOPHISTRY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 250) | 207 | 250 | 187 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
43 of the 250 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHYTOSIS, PHOSSY, SPOSHY, HOSTRY, TOSHY, TROPHI, PIOYS, PORTY, PYOTS, SPOSH, TRIPY, TRYPS and 31 more. 20 of the 250 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PHYSIOS, PHYSIO, PITHOS, PISSY, PYROS, PHOS, PYRO, ROSHIS, PHO, ROSHI, HOSS, SOHS and 8 more.