Unscramble BIOCATALYSIS to get 338 words. BIOCATALYSIS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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By length, the words from BIOCATALYSIS split into 1 with 12 letters, 8 with 9, 22 with 8, 38 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
The 8-letter words made with BIOCATALYSIS letters are led by BASICITY, BIOLYTIC and SOCIABLY, 15 points each. SAILBOAT, BASILICA and BIOASSAY are the familiar ones.
Among the 7-letter words from BIOCATALYSIS, SCYBALA, SIBYLIC and SYBOTIC tie for first at 14 points. ABILITY, COASTAL and SOLICIT are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BIOCATALYSIS, COLBYS leads with 13 points, then BASSLY and BIALYS on 11. BASICS, ITALIC and COSTLY are the familiar ones.
COLBY tops the 5-letter words from BIOCATALYSIS at 12 points; next come ABYSS and ACYLS on 10. BASIC, STAYS and ASSAY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in BIOCATALYSIS, 20 score 9 points, the group's best. CITY, SAYS and TOYS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with BIOCATALYSIS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 9. SAY, ACT and BIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of BIOCATALYSIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with BI · ending in IS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BASICITY, BIOLYTIC and SOCIABLY (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US accepts BIOCATALYSIS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOCATALYSIS itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 338) | 276 | 337 | 255 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
62 of the 338 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASYSTOLIC, SCYBALA, SYBOTIC, SOLICITY, LAICITY, CYTISI, SYBILS, BALISTAS, BALTIC, BAYTS, BLAYS, SYBIL and 50 more. 20 of the 338 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COLBYS, ISOSTACY, COLBY, BYSSAL, ASOCIALS, SILASTIC, TALCY, LIASSIC, BALTIS, LASSY, SABALS, ACAIS and 8 more. 1 of the 338 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: BIOCATALYSIS.
This word takes every letter of BIOCATALYSIS plus a single extra one.