171 words come out when you unscramble DACTYLUS, starting with DACTYLUS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DACTYLUS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 10 with 6, 43 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 13 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with DACTYLUS letters: DACTYLS, 13 points.
YCLAD scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DACTYLUS at 11 points, ahead of ACYLS and CLAYS on 10. STUDY, ADULT and SADLY are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 4-letter words from DACTYLUS tie at 9 points; none scores more. LAST, DAYS and STAY will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DACTYLUS are led by CAY and CLY, 8 points each. DAY, SAY and ACT are the familiar ones.
These 4 words have the length of DACTYLUS, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with DA · ending in US · all 8-letter words
DACTYLUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DACTYLUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DACTYLUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 171) | 140 | 171 | 128 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CULTY, CLAUTS, CLY, SCAUD, SCUTAL, YADS, AYUS, CLATS, CLAUT, DAULTS, TAYS, YAD and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: YCLAD, TALCY, CALS, YAS, CAL, LUDS, SALUT, DAS, LATU, LUD, ATS and DA, 12 in all.