Unscramble CRYPTOGRAPHIES to get 528 words. CRYPTOGRAPHIES itself is a real word: 27 points on a Scrabble board, 29 in Words With Friends. 14 letters: 4 vowels and 10 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CRYPTOGRAPHIES by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 8 with 12, 17 with 11, 35 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 46 with 2.
SPECTROGRAPHY is the only one of the 13-letter words made with CRYPTOGRAPHIES letters; it scores 26 points.
Among the 12-letter words in CRYPTOGRAPHIES, CRYPTOGRAPHS leads with 25 points, then COPYRIGHTERS and PYROGRAPHIES on 23.
Of the 17 11-letter words from CRYPTOGRAPHIES, 4 score 24 points, the group's best.
COPYGRAPHS tops the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTOGRAPHIES at 23 points; next come CEROGRAPHY and COPYRIGHTS on 21. PROSPERITY will look familiar.
Among the 9-letter words made with CRYPTOGRAPHIES letters, COPYGRAPH leads with 22 points, then HYPEROPIC and PORPHYRIC on 21. COPYRIGHT, PROPHETIC and PROPRIETY are the familiar ones.
PROPHECY tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTOGRAPHIES at 20 points; next come APOPHYGE on 19 and CHARPOYS on 18. GRAPHICS, CHAPTERS and PITCHERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from CRYPTOGRAPHIES, 8 score 17 points, the group's best. CHAPTER, THERAPY and GRAPHIC are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words in CRYPTOGRAPHIES are led by CHAPPY, CHIPPY and CHOPPY, 18 points each. CHERRY, TROPHY and YACHTS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words made with CRYPTOGRAPHIES letters tie at 15 points; none scores more. CHEAP, HAPPY and PATCH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRYPTOGRAPHIES, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. CITY, CHAT and COPY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words from CRYPTOGRAPHIES is HYP, 11 points; GYP and HAY on 9 follow. GAY, PAY and POP are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CRYPTOGRAPHIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with CR · ending in ES · all 14-letter words
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CRYPTOGRAPHIES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOGRAPHIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 528) | 416 | 521 | 371 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PYROGRAPHIC, COPYGRAPHS, COPYRIGHTERS, COPYGRAPH, COPYRIGHTER, SPIROGRAPHY, CEROGRAPHY, PORPHYRITES, ARCHITYPES, CEROGRAPHIST, CREOPHAGY, ISOPACHYTE and 99 more, 111 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PYROGRAPHIES, PHAGOCYTISE, PORPHYRIC, GEOPHYTIC, PHYSIOCRAT, CHAPPIES, CHIROPTERS, PETRICHORS, CHAPPIE, CHIROPTER, PARTYGOERS, PETRICHOR and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GYPPERS, GYPPER and GOY, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: GOYISHE, GYPPOS and GYPPO, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: PAPISTRY.