Unscramble DACTYLIST to get 225 words. DACTYLIST itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2A1C34T1Y43L12I1S1T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DACTYLIST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 19 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
SCATTILY is the only one of the 8-letter words in DACTYLIST; it scores 13 points.
ACIDY, DICTY and YCLAD share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DACTYLIST. DAILY, ACIDS and DAISY are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in DACTYLIST; 6 of them share the top score of 9. CITY, SAID and DAYS are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with DACTYLIST letters are led by CAY, CLY and ICY, 8 points each. ITS, DAY and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DACTYLIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DACTYLI, DACTYLS and SCATTILY (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DACTYLIST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DACTYLIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 179 | 225 | 167 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DACTYLIST, CYSTID, DITTAYS, DITTAY, DIACTS, DISCAL, DIYAS, STILTY, CALID, CITALS, CLY, DIACT and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCATTILY, YCLAD, TALCY, SLITTY, CLITS, CALS, CLIT, YAS, CAL, DAS, ATS and DA, 12 in all.
This word takes every letter of DACTYLIST plus a single extra one.