Unscramble HEMICYCLE and you have 112 words, HEMICYCLE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from HEMICYCLE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 11 with 6, 19 with 5, 35 with 4, 32 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
CHIMLEY is the only one of the 7-letter words made with HEMICYCLE letters; it scores 17 points.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HEMICYCLE, LYCH and YECH tie for first at 12 points. MILE, MICE and HEEL are everyday picks.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHYMIC (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HEMICYCLE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMICYCLE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 112) | 88 | 111 | 82 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLECHE, HYLIC, LECCY, ELICHE, MICH, ELCHI, HYLE, EECH, HYE, LYME, YELM, CHE and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LYCH, CHEM, MECH, MYC, MEH and MIC, 6 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
Each word below uses all the letters of HEMICYCLE and one more.