Unscramble SYNAPHEAS to get 234 words. SYNAPHEAS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SYNAPHEAS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNAPHEAS, PHYSES leads with 14 points, then HYAENA and HYENAS on 12. SHAPES and PHASES are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from SYNAPHEAS, HEAPY, HYPES and SYPHS tie for first at 13 points. PHASE, SHAPE and ESSAY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in SYNAPHEAS are led by HYPE, HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. EASY, SAYS and YEAH are the familiar ones.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words made with SYNAPHEAS letters at 11 points, ahead of HAY and HEY on 9. HAS, ANY and YES are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SYNAPHEAS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SY · ending in AS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PHYSES (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SYNAPHEAS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNAPHEAS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 181 | 234 | 165 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
53 of the 234 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYNAPHEAS, SYNAPHEA, SHAPENS, SHAYAS, HANAPS, HYENS, SHAYA, AHEAP, APAYS, HANAP, HESPS, HEYS and 41 more. 16 of the 234 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HEAPY, SAPHENAS, ASHPANS, ASHPAN, PAYESS, YEAHS, NYAH, HEPS, YEPS, EYASS, NAPAS, PAANS and 4 more.
These 2 words take every letter of SYNAPHEAS plus a single extra one.