Unscramble HYDROSCOPIC and you have 273 words, HYDROSCOPIC itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from HYDROSCOPIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 5 with 8, 18 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
PSYCHIC scores highest among the 7-letter words from HYDROSCOPIC at 19 points, ahead of CHICORY on 17 and DROICHY on 16. ORCHIDS is the one most people know.
4 of 45 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HYDROSCOPIC tie at 16 points; none scores more. CHORDS, ORCHID and PSYCHO will look familiar.
PSYCH scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HYDROSCOPIC at 15 points, ahead of PICCY on 14 and HYPOS on 13. CISCO, CHIPS and CORPS are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words from HYDROSCOPIC are led by HYPO, HYPS and SYPH, 12 points each. SHOP, COPY and SHIP are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in HYDROSCOPIC at 11 points; next come HOY and RHY on 9. PRO, PIC and DRY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HYDROSCOPIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with HY · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHIROPODY (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HYDROSCOPIC is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROSCOPIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 219 | 271 | 192 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYDROSCOPIC, PSYCHOID, DROICHY, CYPRIDS, POCHOIRS, CYPRID, PICCY, POCHOIR, SHYPOO, CHOCOS, CYPRIS, DOHYOS and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HYPOIDS, HYPOID, PHYSIO, SCOOCH, CHOCS, COPSY, CHOC, CORYS, PYROS, CIRCS, PHOS, PYRO and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.