Unscramble GALACTOSYL and you have 229 words, GALACTOSYL itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, COASTALLY leads with 14 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from GALACTOSYL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
COASTALLY is the only one of the 9-letter words in GALACTOSYL; it scores 14 points.
Among the 6-letter words from GALACTOSYL, GALYAC and GLYCOL tie for first at 12 points. COSTLY, LOCALS and ALLOYS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with GALACTOSYL letters, the top score is 10, reached by 8. LOCAL, COAST and CALLS are the familiar ones.
CAGY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GALACTOSYL at 10 points; next come ACYL and CAYS on 9. CALL, COST and TOYS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from GALACTOSYL, CAY, CLY and COY tie for first at 8 points. ALL, GAY and SAY are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of GALACTOSYL for another and you can spell this word:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COASTALLY (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GALACTOSYL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALACTOSYL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 188 | 227 | 171 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 41 of them: SCALLY, CAGOTS, GYALS, SALTLY, ALAYS, CAGOT, CLY, GYAL, LYSOL, OCTALS, STYLO, TOLLY and 29 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: COASTALLY, COSTALLY, TALCY, GOATY, YAGS, CALOS, OATY, YAG, CALS, LOCS, YAS, CAL and 5 more. Scrabble UK skips 2 of them: GOYS and GOY.
This word takes every letter of GALACTOSYL plus a single extra one.