492 words come out when you unscramble UNDEREMPHASIS, starting with UNDEREMPHASIS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, UNEMPHASISED leads with 20 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UNDEREMPHASIS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 5 with 11, 20 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in UNDEREMPHASIS: UNEMPHASISED, 20 points.
The 11-letter words made with UNDEREMPHASIS letters are led by DEHUMANISES and REHUMANISED, 17 points each.
Among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDEREMPHASIS, EMPHASISED, MISPHRASED and UNHAMPERED tie for first at 18 points.
MISSHAPED scores highest among the 9-letter words from UNDEREMPHASIS at 17 points, ahead of EMPHASISE and HUMPINESS on 16. IMPRESSED is the one most people know.
Among the 8-letter words from UNDEREMPHASIS, HAMPERED, PHASMIDS and SHRIMPED tie for first at 16 points. EMPHASIS, PUNISHED and PERISHED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words in UNDEREMPHASIS, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. HAMPERS, EPHEDRA and SMASHED are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with UNDEREMPHASIS letters, HUMPED leads with 14 points, then HAMPER and HEMPEN on 13. SHAPED, PUSHED and SHRIMP are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDEREMPHASIS, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. HUMAN, PHASE and SHAPE are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words from UNDEREMPHASIS are led by HEMP, HUMP and UMPH, 11 points each. HARD, HAND and HEAD are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 3-letter words in UNDEREMPHASIS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, HAD and MAP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UNDEREMPHASIS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EMPHASISED, MISPHRASED and UNHAMPERED (18 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
UNDEREMPHASIS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDEREMPHASIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 492) | 362 | 491 | 321 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
129 of the 492 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNEMPHASISED, REHUMANISED, DAUPHINESS, MINDSHARES, MISPERSUADE, PHRASEMEN, PHRENISMS, REHUMANISES, UNPERISHED, DREPANIUMS, EMPERISH, HESPERIDS and 117 more. 41 of the 492 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MISPHRASED, DEHUMANISES, DEHUMANISE, HUMPINESS, MISPHRASE, MISSHAPER, HUMIDNESS, EMDASHES, HUMPERS, HUMPIES, SHMEARED, UNHASPED and 29 more. 1 of the 492 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
These 2 words take every letter of UNDEREMPHASIS plus a single extra one.