Unscramble GAMEPLAYS and you have 232 words, GAMEPLAYS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
G23A1M34E1P34L12A1Y43S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GAMEPLAYS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
GAMEPLAY is the only one of the 8-letter words in GAMEPLAYS; it scores 16 points.
6 of 28 6-letter words from GAMEPLAYS tie at 12 points; none scores more. SAMPLE and PLASMA will look familiar.
GYMPS scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GAMEPLAYS at 13 points, ahead of AMPLY and PALMY on 12. GAMES, PAGES and PLAYS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GAMEPLAYS is GYMP, 12 points; YMPE on 11 and GAMY on 10 follow. GAME, PLAY and EASY are everyday picks.
GYM and GYP share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from GAMEPLAYS. MAY, MAP and GAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GAMEPLAYS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GA · ending in YS · all 9-letter words
What GAMEPLAYS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: GAMEPLAYS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMEPLAYS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 177 | 232 | 160 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 55 of them: GYMPS, MYGALES, PAYSAGE, GAMESY, GYMP, MYGALE, PYGALS, YMPES, GASPY, PALAYS, PYGAL, SAMELY and 43 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: GAMEPLAYS, GAMEPLAY, GLAMPS, GLAMP, SAMEY, AGAPES, YAGES, YEPS, GLAMS, SPAM, YAGE, YAGS and 5 more.