Unscramble LYCHNOSCOPE and you have 294 words, LYCHNOSCOPE itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. CYCLOPES is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from LYCHNOSCOPE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
The best of the 7-letter words in LYCHNOSCOPE is CYCLOPS, 16 points; CHOOSEY and LYNCHES on 15 follow. CONSOLE and CYCLONE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from LYCHNOSCOPE, 4 score 16 points, the group's best. CHOOSE, PHONES and CHOSEN are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LYCHNOSCOPE are led by PSYCH and YECCH, 15 points each. HELPS, CYCLE and HONEY are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words from LYCHNOSCOPE tie at 12 points; none scores more. HELP, SHOP and COPY will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in LYCHNOSCOPE at 11 points, ahead of HEY and HOY on 9. YES, CON and HOP are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CYCLOPES (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LYCHNOSCOPE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYCHNOSCOPE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 228 | 291 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LYCHNOSCOPE, SPECCY, SPYHOLE, SHYPOO, CHELPS, CHOCOS, CLYPES, COCHES, CONCHE, COSECH, HOOLEYS, PONCEY and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CYCLOPES, CONCHOS, LYCHES, CONCHO, SCOOCH, CHOCS, COPSY, LYCH, CHOC, COHOES, HOSEY, LOCHES and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLOS, CHOLO and COOLY, 3 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of LYCHNOSCOPE and one more.