Unscramble CLEPSYDRAS to get 323 words. CLEPSYDRAS itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CLEPSYDRA, 17 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CLEPSYDRAS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 54 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
4 of 54 7-letter words from CLEPSYDRAS tie at 14 points; none scores more. PLAYERS, SPREADS and CYPRESS will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLEPSYDRAS, CLYPED leads with 14 points, then CLYPES and CYPRES on 13. PLAYER, PLACED and PLAYED are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CLEPSYDRAS tie at 12 points; none scores more. REPLY, PLAYS and SPRAY will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from CLEPSYDRAS, PACY leads with 11 points, then ACYL and CAYS on 9. DAYS, PLAY and LADY are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in CLEPSYDRAS, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. DAY, CAR and YES are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CLEPSYDRAS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CL · ending in AS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CRYPSES, CYPRESS, CYPSELA, PRELACY and SACREDLY (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CLEPSYDRAS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEPSYDRAS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 323) | 255 | 323 | 238 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
68 of the 323 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPARSEDLY, CLYPED, CLYPES, SCAREDY, CARSEYS, CLYPE, CRAPY, DARCYS, PRYSED, SCRAYES, SCRYDE, SPAYDS and 56 more. 17 of the 323 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CRYPSES, CEDARY, PACEY, CRESSY, LYCRAS, PACY, PAYESS, YCLAD, LYCRA, RECLADS, YEPS, PERC and 5 more.