Unscramble GREYSCALE and you have 267 words, GREYSCALE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. LEGACY, CLERGY and GRYCES are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GREYSCALE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 11 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words in GREYSCALE, CLERGY, GRYCES and LEGACY tie for first at 12 points. LAYERS, EAGLES and AGREES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from GREYSCALE are led by CAGEY and GRYCE, 11 points each. YEARS, EARLY and LAYER are the familiar ones.
CAGY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GREYSCALE at 10 points; next come ACYL and CAYS on 9. YEAR, EASY and EYES will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GREYSCALE are led by CAY, CLY and CRY, 8 points each. ARE, CAR and GAY are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of GREYSCALE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with GR · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CLERGY and LEGACY (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts GREYSCALE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREYSCALE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 267) | 211 | 267 | 199 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
56 of the 267 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GREYSCALE, GRYCES, CARSEY, GRAYLES, GRYCE, SCRAYE, CRAYS, GRAYLE, SCRAY, ALERCES, ALEYES, ASYLEE and 44 more. 12 of the 267 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LYCRAS, LYCRA, YAGES, CLEGS, YAGE, YAGS, CLEG, YAG, YAS, YER, CAL and AGS.
With one more tile, the letters of GREYSCALE spell the words below.