Unscramble DIACHYLON and you have 232 words, DIACHYLON itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HALCYON and ONYCHIA, 15 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DIACHYLON by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 7, 14 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from DIACHYLON, CHYND and DAYCH tie for first at 14 points. CHINA, CHILD and DAILY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DIACHYLON are led by ACHY, CHAY and LYCH, 12 points each. HAND, HOLD and COLD are the familiar ones.
HAY, HOY and YAH are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DIACHYLON, 9 points each. CAN, ANY and HAD will look familiar.
These 5 words have the length of DIACHYLON, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ON · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HALCYON (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIACHYLON is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIACHYLON itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 185 | 232 | 159 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIACHYLON, ONYCHIA, CHYND, DAYCH, ONYCHA, HYLIC, CHADO, DANCY, HAILY, YCOND, DICH, LINCH and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LINHAY, LYCH, COADY, YCLAD, ANCHO, CHOIL, CHOLA, CHOLI, HIYA, LANCH, NYAH, CHAI and 14 more, 26 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DIACHYLON plus a single extra one.