Unscramble SYMPOSIUM and you have 175 words, SYMPOSIUM itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. POMMY is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1Y43M34P34O1S1I1U12M34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SYMPOSIUM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 36 with 5, 58 with 4, 52 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
OSMIUMS is the only one of the 7-letter words made with SYMPOSIUM letters; it scores 11 points.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SYMPOSIUM is POMMY, 14 points; MIMSY and MOPSY on 12 follow. SOUPS, MISSY and OPIUM are everyday picks.
Among 58 4-letter words from SYMPOSIUM, the top score is 11, reached by 6. MISS, SOUP and MOMS are the familiar ones.
7 of 52 3-letter words from SYMPOSIUM tie at 8 points; none scores more. UPS, MOM and SUM will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of SYMPOSIUM, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SY · ending in UM · all 9-letter words
SYMPOSIUM first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SYMPOSIUM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYMPOSIUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 175) | 134 | 175 | 115 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 41 of them: MIMSY, MOPSY, MYOPS, YUMMO, YUMPS, PUMY, UMPY, YUMP, PIOYS, MOPUS, MOUPS, MOYS and 29 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: MUMSY, YOMPS, YOMP, PISSY, SUMY, MIPS, MUSOS, SUMIS, YOUS, MUSO, SOMS, SUMI and 7 more.
This word takes every letter of SYMPOSIUM plus a single extra one.