147 words come out when you unscramble CYCLOIDAL, starting with CYCLOIDAL itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. CALYCOID is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from CYCLOIDAL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 9 with 6, 28 with 5, 55 with 4, 32 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in CYCLOIDAL: CALYCOID, for 16 points.
The best of the 5-letter words from CYCLOIDAL is CYCAD, 13 points; ACCOY and CYCLO on 12 follow. LOCAL, DAILY and ALLOY are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with CYCLOIDAL letters, OCCY leads with 11 points, then ACYL and CLAY on 9. CALL, COLD and LOAD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CYCLOIDAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CY · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
CYCLOIDAL first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CYCLOIDAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYCLOIDAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 147) | 116 | 147 | 107 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 31 of them: CALYCOID, ACCOYLD, ACCLOY, ACCOY, CLODLY, OCCY, ACCOIL, CODILLA, LAIDLY, CALLID, LALDY, CALID and 19 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: COADY, YCLAD, CAL, LOC, LOID, LILO, ODA, DA and OI.