284 words come out when you unscramble HYLOBATES, starting with HYLOBATES itself: 17 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HYLOBATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with HYLOBATES letters: HYLOBATE, for 16 points.
The 6-letter words from HYLOBATES are led by BLASHY and BOLSHY, 14 points each. HOTELS, STABLE and HOSTEL are the familiar ones.
BOTHY tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HYLOBATES at 13 points; next come ETHYL and HASTY on 11. BYTES, BATHS and HATES will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in HYLOBATES; 15 of them share the top score of 10. BOTH, EASY and BOYS are everyday picks.
8 of 60 3-letter words made with HYLOBATES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and SAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HYLOBATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HY · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BOLSHY (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HYLOBATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYLOBATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 207 | 282 | 195 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
77 of the 284 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYLOBATES, HYLOBATE, BLASHY, THYLOSE, BAETYLS, EATHLY, HAYLES, HAYSEL, LOATHY, LYTHES, BAETYL, BAYLES and 65 more. 12 of the 284 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BLAHEST, BAYEST, HOSEY, YEAHS, HAOS, AHS, HOS, LAH, SHO, SOH, YAS and TE. 2 of the 284 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: HAOLES and HAOLE.