Unscramble CYPRINOIDS and you have 250 words, CYPRINOIDS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CYPRINIDS and CYPRINOID, 17 points each. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CYPRINOIDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 5 with 8, 11 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
CYPRID tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CYPRINOIDS at 14 points; next come CRISPY and CYPRIS on 13. PRISON and IRONIC will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CYPRINOIDS; 5 of them share the top score of 12. COINS, CORPS and DROPS are everyday picks.
COPY and PYIC share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words from CYPRINOIDS. PICS, DROP and DISC are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in CYPRINOIDS; 6 of them share the top score of 8. PRO, PIC and DRY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CYPRINOIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CY · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CYPRINIDS (17 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CYPRINOIDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYPRINOIDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 250) | 196 | 248 | 178 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: CYPRIDS, CYPRID, CYPRIS, PONCY, CRISPIN, PROYNS, SCODY, SYNROC, YCOND, PIONY, PIOYS, PROYN and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: CYPRINOIDS, CYPRINOID, COPSY, PORCINIS, PSIONIC, CORYS, PYROS, SYCON, PYRO, RINDY, COPI, PORINS and 4 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: CRIPS and CRIP.