308 words come out when you unscramble SYMPHONISTS, starting with SYMPHONISTS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. HYPNOTISMS and SYMPHONIST are the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. It has 11 letters, 2 vowels and 9 consonants.
S1Y43M34P34H43O1N12I1S1T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SYMPHONISTS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 3 with 9, 11 with 8, 24 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
All 2 of the 10-letter words in SYMPHONISTS score 20 points.
NYMPHOS tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SYMPHONISTS at 17 points; next come HYMNIST and HYSSOPS on 15. PISTONS will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words made with SYMPHONISTS letters, NYMPHO and NYMPHS tie for first at 16 points. MONTHS, POINTS and PYTHON are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SYMPHONISTS, NYMPH leads with 15 points, then HYMNS and HYPOS on 13. MONTH, SHIPS and SHOPS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from SYMPHONISTS, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. SHOP, SHIP and HITS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words in SYMPHONISTS is HYP, 11 points; HOY and SHY on 9 follow. HOT, HIT and TOY are everyday picks.
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; NYMPHOS and THYMOSINS (17 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SYMPHONISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYMPHONISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 308) | 255 | 308 | 230 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHISNOMY, PHYTOSIS, SYMPTOSIS, PHOTISMS, PHOSSY, PHOTISM, SPOSHY, IMSHY, MYTHI, MOPSY, MYOPS, TYMPS and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PHYSIOS, PHYTINS, PHYSIO, PHYTIN, STOMPY, SHINTY, YOMPS, PITHOS, YOMP, MONTY, PISSY, HIMS and 13 more, 25 in all.