Unscramble SPHEROMETERS and you have 392 words, SPHEROMETERS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPHEROMETERS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 5 with 10, 17 with 9, 43 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with SPHEROMETERS letters: SPHEROMETER, for 18 points.
MESOSPHERE tops the 10-letter words in SPHEROMETERS at 17 points; next come MOTHERESES and RHEOMETERS on 15.
Of the 17 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHEROMETERS, 8 score 14 points, the group's best.
Among 43 8-letter words from SPHEROMETERS, the top score is 13, reached by 12. SEMESTER, RESTORES and THEOREMS are the familiar ones.
TEMPEHS tops the 7-letter words in SPHEROMETERS at 14 points; next come HEPSTER and HEPTOSE on 12. MOTHERS, THEOREM and SHORTER will look familiar.
MORPHS and TEMPEH share the top score of 13 among the 6-letter words made with SPHEROMETERS letters. MOTHER, THEMES and HORSES are the ones most people know.
HEMPS and MORPH are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHEROMETERS, 12 points each. HOMES, HORSE and SHOPS will look familiar.
HEMP scores highest among the 4-letter words from SPHEROMETERS at 11 points, ahead of HEME and HEMS on 9. HOME, HERE and SHOP are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in SPHEROMETERS, the top score is 8, reached by 11. TOP, HOT and PRO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SPHEROMETERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with SP · ending in RS · all 12-letter words
SPHEROMETERS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SPHEROMETERS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPHEROMETERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 392) | 306 | 392 | 266 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MOTHERESES, MOTHERESE, SPREETHES, THREEPERS, HEPSTERS, HORMESES, SPERTHES, SPREETHE, THREEPER, EMPRESSE, HEPSTER, PETHERS and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SMOTHERERS, SMOTHERER, HERPESES, PHERESES, MOSHERS, PRETERMS, SHMEERS, MOSHER, MOSHES, PORTERESS, PRESTORES, RHEMES and 28 more, 40 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SPHEROMETERS and one more.