Unscramble ENCYCLOPEDIA and you have 376 words, ENCYCLOPEDIA itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. CYCLOPEDIA is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ENCYCLOPEDIA split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 5 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words made with ENCYCLOPEDIA letters is CYCLOPEDIA, 20 points; CYCLODIENE and EPICONDYLE on 18 follow.
The best of the 8-letter words from ENCYCLOPEDIA is EPICYCLE, 17 points; ACCLOYED and CALYCOID on 16 follow. CANCELED is an everyday pick.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ENCYCLOPEDIA, CACOEPY leads with 16 points, then ACCOYED and ACCOYLD on 15. LICENCE, DECLINE and CLEANED are the familiar ones.
PYCNIC scores highest among the 6-letter words in ENCYCLOPEDIA at 15 points, ahead of CLYPED and CYCLED on 14. POLICY, PLACED and PLAYED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with ENCYCLOPEDIA letters is PICCY, 14 points; CYCAD on 13 and ACCOY on 12 follow. CYCLE, CANDY and DECAY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ENCYCLOPEDIA, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. PLAY, COPY and CLIP are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 3-letter words from ENCYCLOPEDIA tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, ANY and DAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ENCYCLOPEDIA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EN · ending in IA · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 5 highest-scoring answers, starting with CYCLOPIAN (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ENCYCLOPEDIA is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCYCLOPEDIA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 376) | 287 | 376 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EPICONDYLE, ACCLOYED, CACOEPY, CALYCOID, POLYACID, ACCOYED, ACCOYLD, PYCNIC, ADENYLIC, CLYPED, LYCAENID, PALINODY and 77 more, 89 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CYCLOPIAN, CALCEDONY, POLYADIC, CANOPIC, CYCLIN, ENDPLAY, COPAY, DANCEY, DOPILY, PACEY, PLIOCENE, COADY and 14 more, 26 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of ENCYCLOPEDIA spell the words below.