269 words come out when you unscramble SYLPHIDINE, starting with SYLPHIDINE itself: 19 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1Y43L12P34H43I1D2I1N12E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SYLPHIDINE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 19 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in SYLPHIDINE: DIPHENYLS, for 18 points.
The best of the 7-letter words from SYLPHIDINE is SYLPHID, 16 points; PHENYLS on 15 and DELPHIN on 13 follow. SPINDLE is an everyday pick.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SYLPHIDINE, PHYSED leads with 15 points, then PHENYL on 14 and HYNDES on 13. INSIDE, SHIELD and YIELDS are the familiar ones.
HYPED tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SYLPHIDINE at 14 points; next come HIPLY and HYPES on 13. HELPS, SPEND and YIELD will look familiar.
HYPE, HYPS and SYPH share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words from SYLPHIDINE. HELP, HELD and SHIP are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words in SYLPHIDINE is HYP, 11 points; HEY and HYE on 9 follow. YES, DIE and HIP are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SYLPHIDINE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SY · ending in NE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIPHENYLS (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SYLPHIDINE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYLPHIDINE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 197 | 269 | 185 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYLPHIDINE, SYLPHIDE, SYLPHINE, DELPHINS, DELPHIN, ENDSHIP, HYNDES, PIEDISH, YSHEND, DELPHS, HYNDE, LINISHED and 60 more, 72 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HIPLY, SPENDY, DELISH, DESHI, HEPS, SIDHE, YEPS, PEDIS, SIDH, DEPS, DEP and EDS, 12 in all.