Unscramble LYAMS to get 38 words. LYAMS itself is a real word: 10 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of LYAMS is on the page: AMYLS, each 10 points. 5 letters: 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from LYAMS split into 2 with 5 letters, 12 with 4, 16 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Keep every letter of LYAMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with LY · ending in MS · all 5-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AMYLS (10 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
LYAMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYAMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 38) | 29 | 38 | 28 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LYAMS, LYAM, LYMS, MYAL, LYM, MALS, MAL, SAM and SMA, 9 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: YAS.
These 8 words take every letter of LYAMS plus a single extra one.