226 words come out when you unscramble CATAPHYLLARY, starting with CATAPHYLLARY itself: 25 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CATAPHYLL and PHYLLARY lead with 19 points. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
C34A1T1A1P34H43Y43L12L12A1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CATAPHYLLARY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with CATAPHYLLARY letters: CATAPHYLL, for 19 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CATAPHYLLARY, PATCHY leads with 16 points, then ALPHYL and APATHY on 14. PARTLY, CARPAL and ALPACA are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 5-letter words from CATAPHYLLARY tie at 13 points; none scores more. PARTY, PATCH and CHART will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in CATAPHYLLARY, the top score is 12, reached by 4. PLAY, CHAT and HALL are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words made with CATAPHYLLARY letters is HYP, 11 points; HAY and RHY on 9 follow. ALL, CAR and ART are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CATAPHYLLARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CA · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CATAPHYLL and PHYLLARY (19 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CATAPHYLLARY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATAPHYLLARY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 176 | 226 | 163 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATAPHYLLARY, ACHARYA, ACRYLYL, YARPHA, CHAYA, CRAPY, LAPTRAY, CALTHA, CHARTA, CLARTY, PALLAH, ACHAR and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CATAPHYLL, LYCH, PARATHA, AYAYA, PACY, LYCRA, TALCY, CATH, HALAL, LAHAL, TAYRA, LAH and 1 more, 13 in all.