Unscramble DIDACTYLS and you have 222 words, DIDACTYLS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2I1D2A1C34T1Y43L12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DIDACTYLS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 17 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with DIDACTYLS letters: DIDACTYL, 15 points.
DYADIC tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIDACTYLS at 13 points; next come ACIDLY and CYSTID on 12. ADDICT and DISTAL will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from DIDACTYLS is CADDY, 12 points; ACIDY and DICTY on 11 follow. DAILY, ACIDS and DAISY are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in DIDACTYLS, the top score is 9, reached by 9. CITY, DAYS and STAY are the familiar ones.
CAY, CLY and ICY are the top 3-letter words made with DIDACTYLS letters, 8 points each. ITS, DAY and ADD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DIDACTYLS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DIDACTYL (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIDACTYLS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIDACTYLS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 222) | 179 | 222 | 168 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: DIDACTYLS, CYSTID, TIDDY, ADDY, DIACTS, DISCAL, DIYAS, CALID, CITALS, CLY, DIACT, DICTS and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: YCLAD, LADDY, TALCY, CLITS, CALS, CLIT, YAS, CAL, DAS, ATS and DA.