Unscramble CYTOCHROME and you have 230 words, CYTOCHROME itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HOMOCERCY leads with 21 points. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CYTOCHROME by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 7, 26 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with CYTOCHROME letters: HOMOCERCY, for 21 points.
CHROMY tops the 6-letter words from CYTOCHROME at 16 points; next come CHERTY and OCHERY on 14. MOTHER, THEORY and CHROME will look familiar.
CHYME, MOCHY and YECCH share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CYTOCHROME. OTHER, MOTOR and METRO are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with CYTOCHROME letters, HOMY, MYTH and YECH tie for first at 12 points. HOME, COME and TECH are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CYTOCHROME, MYC leads with 10 points, then HEY and HOY on 9. HOT, YET and TRY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CYTOCHROME for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with CY · ending in ME · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHROMY (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CYTOCHROME, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYTOCHROME itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 178 | 230 | 156 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 52 of them: MOCHY, OCHREY, COOTCH, CROCHE, CHOCO, CHOOM, COOMY, RECCY, COCH, MOCH, MOTORY, OCCY and 40 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: HOMOCERCY, CHROMY, MERCH, CHEM, CHOC, MECH, COHOE, MYC, ECHT, MOHO, OCHE, TECH and 10 more.
With one more tile, the letters of CYTOCHROME spell the words below.