248 words come out when you unscramble CHRYSALID, starting with CHRYSALID itself: 18 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CHRYSALID by length: 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The best of the 6-letter words made with CHRYSALID letters is HYDRIC, 15 points; ARCHLY and RICHLY on 14 follow. LYRICS, CHAIRS and HARDLY are everyday picks.
DAYCH scores highest among the 5-letter words from CHRYSALID at 14 points, ahead of CHARY and CHAYS on 13. CHILD, DAILY and CHAIR are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHRYSALID, ACHY, CHAY and LYCH tie for first at 12 points. DAYS, HARD and CASH are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHRYSALID, the top score is 9, reached by 4. HAS, HAD and DAY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CHRYSALID for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in ID · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIARCHY (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CHRYSALID, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYSALID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 206 | 248 | 188 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
42 of the 248 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAYCH, HYLIC, CHILDS, DARCYS, DIARCH, CARDY, CHIRLS, DARCY, HAILY, SYRAH, CHALS, CHIRL and 30 more. 18 of the 248 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LYCH, LYCRAS, YCLAD, ARCHI, CHAIS, HIYA, LYCRA, CHAI, DRYAS, SIDH, AHIS, AHI and 6 more.
With one more tile, the letters of CHRYSALID spell the words below.