Unscramble DACTYLISTS to get 246 words. DACTYLISTS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2A1C34T1Y43L12I1S1T1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DACTYLISTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DACTYLISTS are led by ACIDLY, CYSTID and DACTYL, 12 points each. STATIC, CLASSY and DISTAL are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DACTYLISTS, ACIDY, DICTY and YCLAD tie for first at 11 points. CLASS, DAILY and DISCS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DACTYLISTS, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. CITY, DAYS and SAYS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in DACTYLISTS, CAY, CLY and ICY tie for first at 8 points. ITS, DAY and SAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DACTYLISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DA · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DACTYLI, DACTYLS and SCATTILY (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: DACTYLISTS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DACTYLISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 200 | 246 | 187 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DACTYLISTS, DACTYLIST, CYSTIDS, CYSTID, DITTAYS, DITTAY, DIACTS, DISCAL, DIYAS, STILTY, CALID, CITALS and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCATTILY, YCLAD, TALCY, SLITTY, LASSY, CLITS, CALS, CLIT, YAS, CAL, DAS, ATS and 1 more, 13 in all.