Unscramble SPERMATOZOA and you have 321 words, SPERMATOZOA itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1P34E1R1M34A1T1O1Z10O1A1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SPERMATOZOA split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 8 with 8, 39 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 10 letters.
PROSOMATA is the only one of the 9-letter words in SPERMATOZOA; it scores 13 points.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPERMATOZOA is APOZEMS, 20 points; METAZOA and PATZERS on 18 follow. PROMOTE, POOREST and MAESTRO are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from SPERMATOZOA, APOZEM leads with 19 points, then AMAZES and MATZAS on 17. MASTER, MOTORS and METROS are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from SPERMATOZOA; 12 of them share the top score of 16. APART, POEMS and STAMP are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in SPERMATOZOA, 8 score 15 points, the group's best. MAPS, ATOM and ZOOM are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with SPERMATOZOA letters; 4 of them share the top score of 14. MAP, MAR and PET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SPERMATOZOA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SP · ending in OA · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ZOOSPERM (21 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SPERMATOZOA 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPERMATOZOA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 321) | 233 | 320 | 206 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APOZEMS, APOZEM, SMORZATO, ZARAPES, MOTZAS, ZARAPE, MOTZA, MOZES, SPAZA, STOOZER, MOZE, RAZOOS and 76 more, 88 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZOOMERS, ZOOMER, ZEPS, ZEP, PROSOMATA, REZ, SEZ, ZAS, ZA, OMERTAS, POMOS, ARAMES and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SPAZ.
Each word below uses all the letters of SPERMATOZOA and one more.