ekphrases needs no unscrambling at all — the nine-letter word is already the strongest play its own letters allow, banking 18 points in Scrabble as it stands. In all, 311 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
ekphrases is the highest-scoring word from ekphrases, worth 18 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 311 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Only one nine-letter word uses the letters in ekphrases — and it is ekphrases itself. No unscrambling is needed: the word is already playable as written, worth 18 points in Scrabble.
There are 3 eight-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in ekphrases. If a familiar word is all you need, start with speakers. For points, the strongest plays are respeaks and speakers — each worth 14 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
Rearranging the letters in ekphrases produces 19 valid seven-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with phrases and speaker. For points, the strongest play is phreaks — worth 16 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling ekphrases turns up 51 six-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with erases, herpes, phases, phrase, rashes, shakes, and shapes. For points, the strongest play is phreak — worth 15 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 87 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in ekphrases. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ashes, eases, erase, hears, keeps, parks, and phase. For points, the strongest play is kaphs — worth 14 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
Rearranging the letters in ekphrases produces 86 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with apes, asks, ears, ease, eras, hear, and here. For points, the strongest play is kaph — worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling ekphrases turns up 50 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ape, are, ash, ask, ass, ear, and era. For points, the strongest plays are kep and pak — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 14 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in ekphrases. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ah, as, eh, ha, he, and sh. For points, the strongest play is ka — worth 6 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
ekphrases is in the NWL, the official Scrabble word list for North America, but not in the Words With Friends dictionary, so it plays in Scrabble only.
ekphrases is the only nine-letter word the same letters produce. No arrangement of the same tiles scores higher in Scrabble, so playing ekphrases unchanged also takes the maximum points these letters offer.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is ekphrases, worth 18 points in Scrabble, and no other word from ekphrases earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in ekphrases produce 311 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 nine-letter word, 3 eight-letter words, 19 seven-letter words, 51 six-letter words, 87 five-letter words, 86 four-letter words, 50 three-letter words and 14 two-letter words.