Unscramble SPHALERITE to get 392 words. SPHALERITE itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPHALERITE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 12 with 9, 48 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
20 of 48 8-letter words made with SPHALERITE letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. EARLIEST, REPTILES and LEATHERS will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from SPHALERITE, the top score is 12, reached by 32. LEATHER, SHELTER and HEATERS are the familiar ones.
36 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHALERITE tie at 11 points; none scores more. EITHER, HEARTS and PHRASE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHALERITE; 27 of them share the top score of 10. HEART, EARTH and PHASE are everyday picks.
20 of 60 4-letter words from SPHALERITE tie at 9 points; none scores more. HERE, HELP and SHIP will look familiar.
60 3-letter words in SPHALERITE; 7 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, HIT and PET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SPHALERITE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in TE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PLEATHERS, SHAPELIER, THERAPIES and THERAPISE (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SPHALERITE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPHALERITE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 392) | 315 | 390 | 294 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EPHIALTES, PRELATISH, SPHAERITE, APHETISE, HEAPIEST, HEPATISE, HERPTILE, PLEASETH, SPHAIREE, SPREATHE, TREESHIP, APESHIT and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLEATHERS, THERAPISE, PLEATHER, HEAPERS, HEAPER, PHASER, PISHER, EPILATES, HALIERS, PEARLIES, SHEITEL, THESP and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: HARELIPS and HARELIP, 2 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SPHALERITE and one more.