Unscramble CRYPTICALLY and you have 225 words, CRYPTICALLY itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is TYPICALLY, 19 points. It has 11 letters, 2 vowels and 9 consonants.
C34R1Y43P34T1I1C34A1L12L12Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CRYPTICALLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 20 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 10 letters.
CRYPTIC scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTICALLY at 16 points, ahead of ACRYLYL on 15 and ACRYLIC on 14. TYPICAL, CLARITY and LYRICAL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTICALLY is PICCY, 14 points; CRAPY and CRYPT on 12 follow. PARTY, TRIAL and TRAIL are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from CRYPTICALLY, TYPY leads with 12 points, then PACY and PYIC on 11. CITY, PART and CALL are the familiar ones.
YAY scores highest among the 3-letter words in CRYPTICALLY at 9 points, ahead of CAY and CLY on 8. ALL, CAR and ART are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CRYPTICALLY for another and you can spell this word:
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CRYPTICALLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CRYPTICALLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTICALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 180 | 223 | 165 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
45 of the 225 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAPRYLIC, ACRYLYL, PICCY, CRAPY, CLARTY, CLIPART, PARLY, PLACIT, PRATY, PYRAL, TRIPY, YRAPT and 33 more. 13 of the 225 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CRYPTICAL, PACY, LYCRA, TALCY, CAPRI, LAIRY, CLIT, CRIA, CRIT, LIPA, PALI, CAL and 1 more. 2 of the 225 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP and LARP.