Unscramble DECRYPTION and you have 330 words, DECRYPTION itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DECRYPTION split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 10 with 8, 48 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in DECRYPTION: PROCIDENT, for 14 points.
The 7-letter words from DECRYPTION are led by CRYPTID and DECRYPT, 15 points each. PROTEIN, PRINTED and NOTICED are the familiar ones.
CYPRID scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECRYPTION at 14 points, ahead of COTYPE and CRYPTO on 13. CREDIT, DIRECT and POETRY are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with DECRYPTION letters; 6 of them share the top score of 12. PRICE, DIRTY and OPTIC are everyday picks.
COPY and PYIC are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECRYPTION, 11 points each. CITY, TYPE and CODE will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from DECRYPTION; 7 of them share the top score of 8. YET, TRY and PRO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DECRYPTION but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COPYEDIT (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DECRYPTION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECRYPTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 330) | 243 | 329 | 225 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRYPTON, CYPRID, CYPRINE, PROCIDENT, PYCNITE, ECTOPY, ETYPIC, PONCEY, POYNTED, PROYNED, CYTODE, CYTOID and 75 more, 87 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRYPTID, CIDERY, PRETONIC, PERCID, RODNEY, TRICEP, PYRO, REPOINT, COPI, PERC, CRED, DEP and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.
Each word below uses all the letters of DECRYPTION and one more.