228 words come out when you unscramble OLIGARCHY, starting with OLIGARCHY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. CHARILY is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
O1L12I1G23A1R1C34H43Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from OLIGARCHY split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with OLIGARCHY letters: OLIGARCH, for 14 points.
CHARY, HYLIC and OCHRY are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OLIGARCHY, 13 points each. ROYAL, CHAIR and LOGIC will look familiar.
ACHY, CHAY and LYCH share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words made with OLIGARCHY letters. HAIR, RICH and HOLY are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OLIGARCHY; 4 of them share the top score of 9. CAR, GAY and LOG are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of OLIGARCHY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with OL · ending in HY · all 9-letter words
What OLIGARCHY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. OLIGARCHY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLIGARCHY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 228) | 193 | 227 | 171 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYLIC, CHORIA, HAILY, LORCHA, CHIRL, CHOG, YARCO, CALIGO, CHAL, CRAY, GOARY, RACH and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LYCH, ARCHI, CHOIL, CHOLA, CHOLI, GACH, HIYA, LYCRA, ORACY, CHAI, ARGH, LAIRY and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOY.