Unscramble STROPHULUS and you have 256 words, STROPHULUS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from STROPHULUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 12 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among 46 6-letter words from STROPHULUS, the top score is 11, reached by 9. SPORTS, SHORTS and SHOUTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble STROPHULUS, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. SOUTH, POSTS and HOURS are the ones most people know.
14 of 60 4-letter words made with STROPHULUS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. POST, SHOP and PLUS will look familiar.
Of the 57 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STROPHULUS, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. OUT, TOP and HOT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of STROPHULUS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOTSPURS and SULPHURS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept STROPHULUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STROPHULUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 208 | 256 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 48 of them: UPHURLS, SPRUSH, SULPHS, UPHURL, SPOSH, SULPH, HUPS, POHS, PRUH, SOHURS, STOUSH, STROUPS and 36 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: STROPHULUS, SHTUPS, SHTUP, PHOS, SPLURTS, PHO, PLUOTS, SPLURT, HOSS, PLUOT, SOHS, HOS and 8 more.