Unscramble AUTOPHAGY and you have 161 words, AUTOPHAGY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PAUGHTY leads with 16 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from AUTOPHAGY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 13 with 5, 57 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 8 letters.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in AUTOPHAGY: PAUGHTY, 16 points.
HYPO tops the 4-letter words from AUTOPHAGY at 12 points; next come HUGY and YOGH on 11. AUTO, PATH and YOGA will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words from AUTOPHAGY is HYP, 11 points; GYP and HAY on 9 follow. TOP, GAY and HOT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of AUTOPHAGY for another and you can spell this word:
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What AUTOPHAGY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: AUTOPHAGY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOPHAGY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 161) | 127 | 160 | 114 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOTHY, HUGY, APAY, HAPU, PUHA, PYAT, PYOT, GATH, PUH, PUY, AGOUTA, GAPO and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AUTOPHAGY, GYPO, GOATY, AUGH, GOTH, PHO, OATY, YAG, PAUA, APO, OPA, OUTA and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOY.
This word takes every letter of AUTOPHAGY plus a single extra one.