Unscramble CRYPTOLOGY to get 157 words. CRYPTOLOGY itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CRYPTOLOGY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 8, 1 with 7, 10 with 6, 26 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with CRYPTOLOGY letters: POLYCOT, for 14 points.
The best of the 5-letter words from CRYPTOLOGY is COYLY, 13 points; CRYPT on 12 and GOOPY on 11 follow. COLOR, GLORY and TROOP are everyday picks.
TYPY tops the 4-letter words in CRYPTOLOGY at 12 points; next come COPY on 11 and GYPO on 10. PORT, COOL and POOL will look familiar.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words made with CRYPTOLOGY letters at 9 points, ahead of CLY and COY on 8. TOP, TOO and GOT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CRYPTOLOGY for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with CR · ending in GY · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CYTOLOGY, LOGOTYPY, PYROLOGY and TYPOLOGY (17 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CRYPTOLOGY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOLOGY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 157) | 126 | 154 | 111 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COLORY, GRYPT, GROOLY, PORTY, ROOPY, CLOOP, GOORY, PORY, PYOT, TRYP, YOOP, YORP and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PYROGY, GLOOPY, GYPO, GOOLY, PYRO, GLOOP, POGO, TOCO, TOPO, LOC, POO, ORG and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: COOLY and GOY, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: YOYO.