Unscramble CRYPTOGRAM and you have 230 words, CRYPTOGRAM itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CRYPTOGAM, 19 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CRYPTOGRAM split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with CRYPTOGRAM letters: CRYPTOGAM, for 19 points.
CRAMPY scores highest among the 6-letter words from CRYPTOGRAM at 15 points, ahead of GRAMPY on 14 and CRYPTO on 13. ROTARY, PARROT and MORTAR are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTOGRAM, CAMPY leads with 14 points, then COPAY and CRAPY on 12. PARTY, CARRY and ACTOR are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from CRYPTOGRAM is GYMP, 12 points; COPY and CYMA on 11 follow. ARMY, CAMP and GRAY are everyday picks.
MYC tops the 3-letter words in CRYPTOGRAM at 10 points; next come GYM and GYP on 9. MAY, MAP and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CRYPTOGRAM for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with CR · ending in AM · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CRAMPY (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CRYPTOGRAM works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOGRAM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 184 | 229 | 165 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: GYROCAR, CRAPY, GORAMY, GYMP, MORGAY, GORMY, GRYPT, TYMP, YMPT, COMART, GOMPA, PORTY and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: CRAMPY, GRAMPY, TRAMPY, COPAY, PACY, YOMP, GYPO, MYC, ORACY, CAPOT, GOATY, PYRO and 7 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: GOY.
With one more tile, the letters of CRYPTOGRAM spell the words below.