448 words come out when you unscramble THERAPHOSIDS, starting with THERAPHOSIDS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. THERAPHOSID is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from THERAPHOSIDS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2.
THERAPHOSID is the only one of the 11-letter words in THERAPHOSIDS; it scores 20 points.
SHORTHEADS tops the 10-letter words made with THERAPHOSIDS letters at 17 points; next come APHRODITES and RHAPSODIES on 16.
Among the 9-letter words from THERAPHOSIDS, HARDSHIPS, HEADSHIPS and RHAPHIDES tie for first at 18 points. ASTEROIDS is an everyday pick.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble THERAPHOSIDS, the top score is 17, reached by 4. HARDSHIP, TROPHIES and PARISHES are the familiar ones.
HOPHEAD and PHISHED are the top 7-letter words made with THERAPHOSIDS letters, 16 points each. PHRASES and HIPSTER will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble THERAPHOSIDS, EPHAHS and RHAPHE tie for first at 14 points. PHRASE, PARISH and SHAPED are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from THERAPHOSIDS are led by EPHAH and PHISH, 13 points each. DEATH, SHIPS and PHASE are the familiar ones.
PHOH tops the 4-letter words in THERAPHOSIDS at 12 points; next come HAHS and HASH on 10. SHOP, HARD and HEAD will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with THERAPHOSIDS letters, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. HAS, HAD and HOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of THERAPHOSIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with TH · ending in DS · all 12-letter words
THERAPHOSIDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US accepts THERAPHOSIDS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERAPHOSIDS itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 448) | 362 | 446 | 313 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RHAPHIDES, HEROSHIPS, RHAPHIDE, HEROSHIP, HERSHIPS, HAROSETHS, HERSHIP, RHAPHIS, SIDEPATHS, HAROSETH, HARSHED, HASHIEST and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHORTHEADS, APHRODITES, HEADSHOTS, PHISHED, PHISHERS, RHAPSODISE, SHARPISH, SHORTHEAD, APHRODITE, HEADSHOT, PHISHER, PHISHES and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: THERAPHOSIDS and THERAPHOSID, 2 in all.