Unscramble AMPHICTYONY and you have 313 words, AMPHICTYONY itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. AMPHICTYON is the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from AMPHICTYONY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2.
AMPHICTYON is the only one of the 10-letter words made with AMPHICTYONY letters; it scores 22 points.
HYPONYM scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble AMPHICTYONY at 20 points, ahead of NYMPHIC on 19 and CIPHONY on 17. COMPANY, PHANTOM and CAPTION are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with AMPHICTYONY letters, CHAMPY leads with 18 points, then HYMNIC and HYPNIC on 16. IMPACT, PYTHON and ATOMIC are the familiar ones.
MYTHY and THYMY are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble AMPHICTYONY, 16 points each. CHINA, MATCH and PATCH will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from AMPHICTYONY, the top score is 12, reached by 7. CITY, MANY and CHAT are the familiar ones.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in AMPHICTYONY at 11 points, ahead of MYC on 10 and HAY on 9. MAY, ANY and MAP are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of AMPHICTYONY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with AM · ending in NY · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MYOPATHIC and MYOPATHY (21 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept AMPHICTYONY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMPHICTYONY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 313) | 259 | 313 | 234 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
54 of the 313 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AMPHICTYON, NYMPHIC, PHANTOMY, POCHAY, MOCHY, ONYCHIA, YAMPY, CYATHI, MANIHOC, MOHICAN, MOYITY, ONYCHA and 42 more. 25 of the 313 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HYPONYM, HYMNIC, APHONY, NOTCHY, PHYTIN, COPAY, MOCHI, HITMAN, PACY, TYIYN, YOMP, ANCHO and 13 more.