225 words come out when you unscramble SOPHOMORE, starting with SOPHOMORE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. MORPHOS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 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 SOPHOMORE split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 18 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from SOPHOMORE, HEMPS, MORPH and OOMPH tie for first at 12 points. HOMES, ROOMS and HORSE are everyday picks.
HEMP scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SOPHOMORE at 11 points, ahead of HEMS and HEPS on 9. MORE, HOME and SHOP are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with SOPHOMORE letters; 10 of them share the top score of 8. PRO, HOP and ORE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SOPHOMORE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SO · ending in RE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MORPHOS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SOPHOMORE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOPHOMORE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 187 | 225 | 158 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HORMES, HORME, MOHRS, POSHO, SHOPE, HESP, MOHR, MOOPS, POHS, PREMS, SPOOM, HOORS and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MOSHER, SHROOM, MOHOS, PHEOS, SHMOE, HEPS, HOMS, MOHO, MOSH, PHEO, PHOS, POMOS and 17 more, 29 in all.
This word takes every letter of SOPHOMORE plus a single extra one.