Unscramble ENCYCLOPEDISTS to get 490 words. ENCYCLOPEDISTS itself is a real word: 24 points on a Scrabble board, 28 in Words With Friends. The 14 letters split into 4 vowels and 10 consonants.
E1N12C34Y43C34L12O1P34E1D2I1S1T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ENCYCLOPEDISTS by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 1 with 12, 7 with 11, 23 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
There is a single one of the 13-letter words made with ENCYCLOPEDISTS letters: ENCYCLOPEDIST, 23 points.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in ENCYCLOPEDISTS: CYCLOPEDISTS, for 22 points.
CYCLOPEDIST tops the 11-letter words from ENCYCLOPEDISTS at 21 points; next come CONCEITEDLY and CYCLODIENES on 19.
Of the 23 10-letter words you get when you unscramble ENCYCLOPEDISTS, 5 score 18 points, the group's best. SELECTIONS and TELESCOPIC are the ones most people know.
The 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ENCYCLOPEDISTS are led by EPICYCLES and SYNCOPTIC, 18 points each. NECESSITY, CONSISTED and INSPECTED are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words from ENCYCLOPEDISTS; 5 of them share the top score of 17. SECONDLY, CYCLISTS and CYSTEINE are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words in ENCYCLOPEDISTS, CYCLOPS leads with 16 points, then CYCLOID and DECENCY on 15. CYCLONE, DEPICTS and POTENCY are the familiar ones.
PYCNIC and SPECCY are the top 6-letter words made with ENCYCLOPEDISTS letters, 15 points each. POLICY, CYCLES and COPIED will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ENCYCLOPEDISTS, PICCY leads with 14 points, then CLYPE and COPSY on 12. CYCLE, TYPED and SPICY are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words from ENCYCLOPEDISTS, COPY, OCCY and PYIC tie for first at 11 points. CITY, TYPE and CLIP are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in ENCYCLOPEDISTS, the top score is 8, reached by 8. YES, YET and EYE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ENCYCLOPEDISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with EN · ending in TS · all 14-letter words
Short meanings for the 5 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONCEITEDLY (19 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ENCYCLOPEDISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCYCLOPEDISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 490) | 365 | 489 | 325 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CYCLOPEDISTS, CYCLOPEDIST, EPICONDYLES, CESPITOSELY, EPICONDYLE, SYNCOPTIC, DYSPNOEIC, CYCLISED, PLEONECTIC, STYLOPISED, SYNECTICS, SYNOECISED and 113 more, 125 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CNIDOCYSTS, DYSLECTICS, CNIDOCYST, CYCLONITES, CYCLOPES, CYSTOCELES, DYSLECTIC, ENDOCYTIC, LYCOPSIDS, CYCLONITE, CYSTOCELE, DYSTOPIC and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SPONDYLITES.
With one more tile, the letters of ENCYCLOPEDISTS spell the words below.