Unscramble NYSTAGMIC to get 253 words. NYSTAGMIC itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 17 points: GYMNASTIC and SYNTAGMIC. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from NYSTAGMIC by length: 3 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 36 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NYSTAGMIC, GYMNIC leads with 14 points, then MYSTIC on 13 and MAYING on 12. SAYING, ACTING and GIANTS are the familiar ones.
CYMAS and MINCY are the top 5-letter words from NYSTAGMIC, 12 points each. MAGIC, SIGMA and GAINS will look familiar.
CYMA and MYCS share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words in NYSTAGMIC. CITY, MANY and STAY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with NYSTAGMIC letters is MYC, 10 points; GYM on 9 and CAY on 8 follow. CAN, MAY and ANY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NYSTAGMIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with NY · ending in IC · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SYNGAMIC (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
NYSTAGMIC 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYSTAGMIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 210 | 253 | 187 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: SYNTAGMIC, GYMNASIC, GYMNIC, STYMING, ATIMY, MANTY, MASTY, TAMINGS, CANY, GYANS, MASING, MATY and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: SYNTAGM, MYCS, ANGSTY, MYC, CAMIS, CAMI, MICS, SANTIM, TIYNS, TYINS, YAGS, CIGS and 11 more.
This word takes every letter of NYSTAGMIC plus a single extra one.