Unscramble LYCHNOSCOPES and you have 326 words, LYCHNOSCOPES itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
L12Y43C34H43N12O1S1C34O1P34E1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from LYCHNOSCOPES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 9, 16 with 8, 43 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
LYCHNOSCOPE is the only one of the 11-letter words made with LYCHNOSCOPES letters; it scores 23 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in LYCHNOSCOPES: ONCOLYSES, for 14 points.
CYCLOPES tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble LYCHNOSCOPES at 17 points; next come HYPNOSES and SPYHOLES on 16. CONSOLES and CYCLONES will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words from LYCHNOSCOPES, PSYCHES and PSYCHOS tie for first at 17 points. SCHOOLS, CONSOLE and CHOOSES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with LYCHNOSCOPES letters, 5 score 16 points, the group's best. CHOOSE, CHOSEN and CYCLES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LYCHNOSCOPES, PSYCH and YECCH tie for first at 15 points. HELPS, CYCLE and HONEY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from LYCHNOSCOPES, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. HELP, SHOP and COPY are the ones most people know.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in LYCHNOSCOPES at 11 points; next come HEY and HOY on 9. YES, CON and HOP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LYCHNOSCOPES but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CYCLOPES, PSYCHES and PSYCHOS (17 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LYCHNOSCOPES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYCHNOSCOPES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 326) | 251 | 323 | 220 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LYCHNOSCOPES, LYCHNOSCOPE, SPYHOLES, SHYPOOS, SPECCY, SPYHOLE, COSECHS, ONCOLYSES, PHOSSY, SHYPOO, SPOSHY, CHELPS and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CYCLOPES, SCOOCHES, CONCHOS, LYCHES, CONCHO, SCOOCH, CHOCS, COPSY, HOSEYS, LYCH, POCOSENS, CHOC and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLOS, CHOLO and COOLY, 3 in all.