Unscramble CLEPSYDRA and you have 288 words, CLEPSYDRA itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CLEPSYDRA by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with CLEPSYDRA letters: SACREDLY, for 14 points.
Among the 7-letter words in CLEPSYDRA, CYPSELA and PRELACY tie for first at 14 points. PLAYERS, PARCELS and PARSLEY are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLEPSYDRA, CLYPED leads with 14 points, then CLYPES and CYPRES on 13. PLAYER, PLACES and PLACED are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words from CLEPSYDRA tie at 12 points; none scores more. REPLY, PLAYS and SPRAY will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from CLEPSYDRA, PACY leads with 11 points, then ACYL and CAYS on 9. DAYS, PLAY and LADY are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 3-letter words in CLEPSYDRA tie at 8 points; none scores more. DAY, CAR and YES will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CLEPSYDRA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CL · ending in RA · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CYPSELA, PRELACY and SACREDLY (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. CLEPSYDRA is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEPSYDRA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 232 | 288 | 218 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
56 of the 288 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLYPED, CLYPES, SCAREDY, CLYPE, CRAPY, DARCYS, PRYSED, SCRYDE, CARDY, CARSEY, CRAPLES, DARCY and 44 more. 14 of the 288 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CEDARY, PACEY, LYCRAS, PACY, YCLAD, LYCRA, RECLADS, YEPS, PERC, DEP, YAS, YER and 2 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CLEPSYDRA and one more.