Unscramble SPHINCTER and you have 309 words, SPHINCTER itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SPHINCTER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 8, 38 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 38 7-letter words in SPHINCTER, 13 score 14 points, the group's best. INSPECT, PITCHER and RICHEST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHINCTER, the top score is 13, reached by 6. PRICES, SCRIPT and INCHES are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 5-letter words from SPHINCTER tie at 12 points; none scores more. PRICE, SHIRT and CHIPS will look familiar.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SPHINCTER are led by CHIP and PECH, 11 points each. TECH, PICS and SHIP are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words from SPHINCTER, 10 score 8 points, the group's best. HIT, PET and ICE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SPHINCTER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SP · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PINCHERS, PINSCHER and PITCHERS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SPHINCTER, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPHINCTER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 309) | 245 | 307 | 222 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
64 of the 309 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHRENICS, SPITCHER, RECHIPS, PHENIC, RECHIP, SPETCH, ESTRICH, NICHERS, SPECTRIN, CHIRTS, CRITHS, NICHER and 52 more. 21 of the 309 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHIPSET, INCHERS, CHINSE, INCHER, PISHER, SITCH, TECHS, THESP, TRICEP, ECHT, HEPS, PERCS and 9 more. 2 of the 309 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP.
Each word below uses all the letters of SPHINCTER and one more.