265 words come out when you unscramble SPELEOTHEM, starting with SPELEOTHEM itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HELPMEETS leads with 16 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SPELEOTHEM split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 15 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
HELPMEETS is the only one of the 9-letter words in SPELEOTHEM; it scores 16 points.
PHLOEMS and TEMPEHS share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPELEOTHEM. HELMETS and TEMPLES are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from SPELEOTHEM, PHLOEM and TEMPEH tie for first at 13 points. HOTELS, THEMES and TEMPLE are everyday picks.
HEMPS scores highest among the 5-letter words from SPELEOTHEM at 12 points, ahead of HELMS and HELPS on 10. HOTEL, HOMES and SHEET are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in SPELEOTHEM is HEMP, 11 points; HELM and HELP on 9 follow. HOME, SHOP and HOPE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with SPELEOTHEM letters, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. TOP, HOT and PET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SPELEOTHEM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in EM · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HELPMEETS (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SPELEOTHEM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPELEOTHEM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 265) | 218 | 265 | 192 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPELEOTHEM, LEPTOMES, LEPTOME, METHOS, PHEESE, SHEEPO, SMEETH, STEMPEL, STEMPLE, LETHEES, METHO, PHESE and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TELESHOP, SHEEPLE, HOLMES, HOLME, PHEOS, SHMOE, THESP, HEPS, HOMS, MOSH, PHEO, PHOS and 14 more, 26 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SPELEOTHEM and one more.