352 words come out when you unscramble CRYPTOGENIC, starting with CRYPTOGENIC itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CRYPTOGENIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 22 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
PERCOCTING is the only one of the 10-letter words made with CRYPTOGENIC letters; it scores 17 points.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTOGENIC, ECOTYPIC and PYCNOTIC tie for first at 17 points. PRECINCT is an everyday pick.
Among the 7-letter words from CRYPTOGENIC, CRYPTIC leads with 16 points, then COGENCY and COPYING on 15. PROTEIN, CONCERT and POINTER are the familiar ones.
PYCNIC tops the 6-letter words in CRYPTOGENIC at 15 points; next come CECITY and COTYPE on 13. TRYING, POETRY and PRINCE will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with CRYPTOGENIC letters is PICCY, 14 points; CREPY and CRYPT on 12 follow. PRICE, OPTIC and PONCE are everyday picks.
COPY, OCCY and PYIC are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTOGENIC, 11 points each. CITY, TYPE and GREY will look familiar.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words from CRYPTOGENIC at 9 points, ahead of COY and CRY on 8. YET, TRY and PRO are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CRYPTOGENIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CR · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PRECOCITY (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CRYPTOGENIC 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOGENIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 263 | 350 | 238 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 89 of them: PERCOCTING, RECCYING, CONCEITY, PYCNIC, CECROPIN, CRYPTON, CYPRINE, ECTROPIC, PICCY, PROCINCT, PYCNITE, COPERING and 77 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: CONCEPTI, PIGEONRY, CECITY, CRINGEY, CRINGY, PEROGY, PRETONIC, PONGY, GYPO, PONGIER, TRICEP, GYNIE and 12 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: GOY.