431 words come out when you unscramble SPERMATOGENY, starting with SPERMATOGENY itself: 20 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
S1P34E1R1M34A1T1O1G23E1N12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SPERMATOGENY split into 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 23 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 43 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words in SPERMATOGENY is REPAYMENTS, 17 points; SEGMENTARY on 16 and TREPONEMAS on 14 follow.
EMPYREANS, PENTAMERY and REPAYMENT share the top score of 16 among the 9-letter words made with SPERMATOGENY letters. MONASTERY and GENOTYPES are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from SPERMATOGENY; 4 of them share the top score of 15. PAYMENTS, MONETARY and OPERATES are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPERMATOGENY, PYGMEAN leads with 15 points, then EMPAYRE and EPONYMS on 14. PAYMENT, ANYMORE and AMNESTY are the familiar ones.
GRAMPY tops the 6-letter words made with SPERMATOGENY letters at 14 points; next come EMPERY and EPONYM on 13. POETRY, PASTRY and PANTRY will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SPERMATOGENY is GYMPS, 13 points; EMPTY and MOPEY on 12 follow. MONEY, PARTY and MAYOR are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from SPERMATOGENY, GYMP leads with 12 points, then MOPY and TYMP on 11. MANY, TYPE and ARMY are the familiar ones.
GYM and GYP share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words in SPERMATOGENY. MAY, ANY and MAP are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SPERMATOGENY but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EMPYREANS (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SPERMATOGENY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPERMATOGENY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 431) | 306 | 428 | 279 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPERMATOGENY, EMPAYRES, GASOMETRY, EMPAYRE, EMPATRONS, GAYSOME, GRAPESTONE, GRAYSTONE, GYMPS, METAYERS, MONGERY, MORGAYS and 113 more, 125 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PENTAMERY, PETROGENY, GRAMPY, SEPTENARY, GREYSTONE, PREGAMES, STOMPY, SYNTAGM, TRAMPY, MEGASTORE, MORNAYS, NEGATORY and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GYPSTER, GOYS and GOY, 3 in all.