263 words come out when you unscramble MELANCHOLY, starting with MELANCHOLY itself: 20 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
M34E1L12A1N12C34H43O1L12Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from MELANCHOLY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 16 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 9 letters.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with MELANCHOLY letters: MALLECHO, 15 points.
Of the 31 6-letter words from MELANCHOLY, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. LONELY, LOCALE and NAMELY are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MELANCHOLY, CHYME and MOCHY tie for first at 15 points. MONEY, CAMEL and HONEY are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with MELANCHOLY letters, the top score is 12, reached by 6. HOME, EACH and MANY are the familiar ones.
MYC tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MELANCHOLY at 10 points; next come HAY and HEY on 9. CAN, MAY and ANY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MELANCHOLY but one, change that one, and you get:
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MELANCHOLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
MELANCHOLY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELANCHOLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 199 | 263 | 180 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HAEMONY, HOMELYN, MALLECHO, MOCHY, YELLOCH, MOCHELL, MYCELLA, ONYCHA, HALLYON, CALMY, COALMEN, HAYLE and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LYCH, CHEM, MECH, MELONY, ANCHO, CELLY, CHOLA, HOLME, LANCH, LOCHE, MYC, NYAH and 7 more, 19 in all.
This word takes every letter of MELANCHOLY plus a single extra one.