481 words come out when you unscramble DYSTELEOLOGICAL, starting with DYSTELEOLOGICAL itself: 22 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. DACTYLOLOGIES is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 15 letters split into 6 vowels and 9 consonants.
D2Y43S1T1E1L12E1O1L12O1G23I1C34A1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DYSTELEOLOGICAL split into 1 with 15 letters, 1 with 13, 4 with 12, 3 with 11, 22 with 10, 47 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 43 with 2. None has 14 letters.
Just 1 of the 13-letter words made with DYSTELEOLOGICAL letters: DACTYLOLOGIES, for 20 points.
Among the 12-letter words in DYSTELEOLOGICAL, DIALECTOLOGY and GEODETICALLY tie for first at 19 points.
Among the 11-letter words from DYSTELEOLOGICAL, COTYLOIDALS leads with 17 points, then CELESTIALLY on 16 and COLLEGIATES on 14.
4 of 22 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DYSTELEOLOGICAL tie at 16 points; none scores more. COLLEGIATE will look familiar.
DISCOLOGY and GLYCOSIDE share the top score of 16 among the 9-letter words made with DYSTELEOLOGICAL letters. ALLEGEDLY, CELESTIAL and LOGICALLY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DYSTELEOLOGICAL is DELEGACY, 15 points; CETOLOGY and COTYLOID on 14 follow. COLLEGES, DELICATE and SOCIALLY are everyday picks.
COYDOGS scores highest among the 7-letter words from DYSTELEOLOGICAL at 14 points, ahead of COOEYED and CYSTOID on 13. SOCIETY, CLOSELY and LOCALLY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words in DYSTELEOLOGICAL is COYDOG, 13 points; ACIDLY and CAGILY on 12 follow. LEGACY, DELAYS and COSTLY are everyday picks.
CADGY scores highest among the 5-letter words made with DYSTELEOLOGICAL letters at 12 points, ahead of ACIDY and CAGEY on 11. DAILY, DELAY and DAISY are the ones most people know.
CAGY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DYSTELEOLOGICAL at 10 points; next come ACYL and CAYS on 9. CITY, DAYS and LADY will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from DYSTELEOLOGICAL, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. DAY, GAY and YES are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DYSTELEOLOGICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COLLEGIATELY (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DYSTELEOLOGICAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYSTELEOLOGICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 481) | 360 | 478 | 336 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
121 of the 481 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DYSTELEOLOGICAL, GEODETICALLY, COTYLOIDALS, COTYLOIDAL, DISCOLOGY, CALIOLOGY, COTYLOIDS, DECASTYLE, DELTIOLOGY, DYSTOCIAL, SCOLYTOID, DECALOGIST and 109 more. 24 of the 481 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ACETYLIDES, ACETYLIDE, EDICTALLY, COLLEGIATES, COSTALLY, DELOCALISE, GEODETICS, OCELLATED, COADY, GASEITY, YCLAD, CELLY and 12 more. 3 of the 481 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: COOLY, GOYS and GOY.