Unscramble CYLINDERS to get 252 words. CYLINDERS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. CYLINDER is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CYLINDERS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
CYLINDER is the only one of the 8-letter words in CYLINDERS; it scores 14 points.
45 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CYLINDERS; 6 of them share the top score of 12. LYRICS, YIELDS and NICELY are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from CYLINDERS, the top score is 11, reached by 4. YIELD, LYRIC and CRIED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in CYLINDERS, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. NICE, DISC and RELY are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with CYLINDERS letters are led by CLY, CRY and ICY, 8 points each. END, YES and RED are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CYLINDERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CY · ending in RS · all 9-letter words
CYLINDERS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CYLINDERS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYLINDERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 252) | 183 | 252 | 175 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
69 of the 252 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCRYDE, SCRYNE, YCLED, DERNLY, DERNYS, NERDICS, RICEY, SNIDEY, CRINED, DERNY, DREYS, DRICES and 57 more. 8 of the 252 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CIDERY, RINDY, CREDS, INCELS, CRED, INCEL, YER and EDS.
Each word below uses all the letters of CYLINDERS and one more.