Unscramble LACHRYMALS to get 249 words. LACHRYMALS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LACHRYMALS split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 3 with 8, 5 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
CHASMY tops the 6-letter words from LACHRYMALS at 16 points; next come ARCHLY and CHALLY on 14. SALARY, CHARMS and ALARMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with LACHRYMALS letters, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. MARCH, CRASH and CHARM are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LACHRYMALS, ACHY, CHAY and LYCH tie for first at 12 points. CASH, HALL and ARMY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from LACHRYMALS, MYC leads with 10 points, then HAY and RHY on 9. ALL, HAS and MAY are the familiar ones.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHLAMYS and YASHMAC (17 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LACHRYMALS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACHRYMALS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 198 | 249 | 178 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 51 of them: CHAYAS, CAMASH, CHAYA, CALMY, ACHARS, HARAMS, MARAHS, MYALLS, SCALLY, SHAYA, SYRAH, ACHAR and 39 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: LACHRYMALS, LACRYMALS, LACRYMAL, LYCH, LYCRAS, MYCS, MYLARS, SHAMAL, HARAM, LYCRA, MYC, MYLAR and 8 more.