Unscramble INSECTOLOGY and you have 369 words, INSECTOLOGY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CYTOLOGIES, 16 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from INSECTOLOGY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 6 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
CYTOLOGIES is the only one of the 10-letter words made with INSECTOLOGY letters; it scores 16 points.
Of the 32 8-letter words from INSECTOLOGY, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. ETIOLOGY, COLONIES and COLOGNES are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTOLOGY tie at 13 points; none scores more. SOCIETY, CLIENTS and CLOSING will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from INSECTOLOGY, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. GENTLY, COLONY and COSTLY are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in INSECTOLOGY, YOGIC leads with 11 points, then CETYL and CLOYE on 10. LOGIC, LYING and NOISY are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with INSECTOLOGY letters; 11 of them share the top score of 9. ONLY, CITY and TOYS are everyday picks.
CLY, COY and ICY are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTOLOGY, 8 points each. GET, YES and YET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of INSECTOLOGY but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CYTOLOGIES (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INSECTOLOGY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSECTOLOGY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 369) | 284 | 364 | 258 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 84 of them: INSECTOLOGY, GLYCOSE, CLYING, COTYLES, CETYLS, CLOYES, COLEYS, COOLINGS, COONTY, COTYLE, GOOLEYS, SOYLING and 72 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: ECLOSING, GLINTY, GYNIES, NEOLOGIST, SYCON, TINSELY, GOOLY, GOONIEST, GYNIE, GYNOS, LOOTINGS, CLEGS and 14 more. Scrabble UK skips 4 of them: COOLY, COOLIES, GOYS and GOY. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: NESTY.
Each word below uses all the letters of INSECTOLOGY and one more.