Unscramble SYLPHIDES and you have 240 words, SYLPHIDES itself among them: it scores 18 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.
Counting the words from SYLPHIDES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 6 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
PHYSED scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SYLPHIDES at 15 points, ahead of PHYSES and PHYSIS on 14. SHIELD, DISHES and SLIDES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from SYLPHIDES is HYPED, 14 points; HIPLY and HYPES on 13 follow. SHIPS, HELPS and YIELD are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with SYLPHIDES letters are led by HYPE, HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. HELP, HELD and SHIP are the familiar ones.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SYLPHIDES at 11 points, ahead of HEY and HYE on 9. YES, LED and DIE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SYLPHIDES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SYLPHIDS (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SYLPHIDES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYLPHIDES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 189 | 240 | 174 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
51 of the 240 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYLPHIDES, SYLPHIDE, SPLISHED, DELPHS, SLYISH, DELPH, HYED, HYLES, SPLISH, SYPED, DISPLES, HESPS and 39 more. 15 of the 240 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HIPLY, DELISH, DESHIS, PISSY, DESHI, HEPS, SIDHE, YEPS, PEDIS, SIDH, DEPS, PEDI and 3 more.
This word takes every letter of SYLPHIDES plus a single extra one.