Unscramble SPHACELUS and you have 279 words, SPHACELUS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SPHACELUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 16 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
7 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHACELUS tie at 13 points; none scores more. PLACES, CAUSES and SPACES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SPHACELUS, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. PLACE, SPACE and CHEAP are the ones most people know.
CAPH, CHAP and PECH are the top 4-letter words from SPHACELUS, 11 points each. HELP, SUCH and EACH will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in SPHACELUS, the top score is 8, reached by 10. HAS, ASS and CUP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SPHACELUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SP · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHAPELS and SCHLEPS (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SPHACELUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPHACELUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 215 | 279 | 205 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPHACELUS, CHAPLESS, CHAPESS, PLEUCHS, CHELPS, PLEUCH, CHELP, SEALCHS, CUSHES, LAUCHS, SEALCH, SULPHS and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHUSES, SCHULS, CHUSE, CUSPAL, HEPS, LAHS, SESH, AHS, LAH and CAL, 10 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of SPHACELUS plus a single extra one.