Unscramble SYMPHILOUS and you have 272 words, SYMPHILOUS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. LYMPHOUS and MOPISHLY are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 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 SYMPHILOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 16 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 6-letter words from SYMPHILOUS, LYMPHS and PHYLUM tie for first at 16 points. SIMPLY, POLISH and POSSUM are everyday picks.
HUMPY and LYMPH share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SYMPHILOUS. SHIPS, SHOPS and PLUSH are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SYMPHILOUS; 4 of them share the top score of 12. SHOP, SHIP and HOLY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from SYMPHILOUS, HYP leads with 11 points, then HOY and SHY on 9. HIP, HOP and SPY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SYMPHILOUS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LYMPHOUS and MOPISHLY (18 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts SYMPHILOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYMPHILOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 212 | 272 | 184 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
60 of the 272 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYMPHILOUS, HYLISMS, HYLISM, LOMPISH, PHLOMIS, PHOSSY, SPOSHY, IMSHY, SUMPHS, MOPSY, MYOPS, SLYISH and 48 more. 28 of the 272 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LYMPHOUS, PHYSIOS, PHYSIO, HIPLY, MOPILY, SLUMPY, SOUPILY, UMPHS, YOMPS, UMPH, YOMP, MOLYS and 16 more.