Unscramble STAPHYLITIS and you have 283 words, STAPHYLITIS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is TYPHLITIS, 17 points. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from STAPHYLITIS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 8, 25 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 10 letters.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in STAPHYLITIS: TYPHLITIS, 17 points.
APISHLY, PITHILY and SPLASHY share the top score of 15 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble STAPHYLITIS. STYLISH, HASTILY and STYLIST are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words from STAPHYLITIS are led by PHYSIS, PLASHY and SYLPHS, 14 points each. SPLASH and SPLITS are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words in STAPHYLITIS; 6 of them share the top score of 13. SHIPS, PLAYS and PATHS are everyday picks.
HYPS and SYPH are the top 4-letter words made with STAPHYLITIS letters, 12 points each. PLAY, SAYS and STAY will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STAPHYLITIS at 11 points, ahead of HAY and SHY on 9. HAS, SAY and PAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of STAPHYLITIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with ST · ending in IS · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by TYPHLITIS (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STAPHYLITIS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAPHYLITIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 241 | 283 | 220 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
42 of the 283 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STAPHYLITIS, SHITTILY, HYLISTS, PAYLISTS, THLIPSIS, HYLIST, PAYLIST, SILPHIA, SLYISH, HAILY, SPLISH, SPYALS and 30 more. 21 of the 283 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TYPHLITIS, PHYSALIS, HIPLY, PASTILY, SPITTLY, SHITLIST, SPITTY, HIYA, PISSY, SLITTY, THALIS, LASSY and 9 more.