Unscramble ORYCTOLOGIES to get 374 words. ORYCTOLOGIES itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. CYTOLOGIES is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ORYCTOLOGIES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 5 with 10, 13 with 9, 28 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in ORYCTOLOGIES: SOTERIOLOGY, for 15 points.
The best of the 10-letter words made with ORYCTOLOGIES letters is CYTOLOGIES, 16 points; STORIOLOGY on 14 and OECOLOGIST on 13 follow.
28 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ORYCTOLOGIES; 4 of them share the top score of 14. ETIOLOGY and CORTISOL are everyday picks.
ECOLOGY and GLYCOSE share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ORYCTOLOGIES. SOCIETY, SCOOTER and TRILOGY are the ones most people know.
CLERGY and GRYCES are the top 6-letter words from ORYCTOLOGIES, 12 points each. LYRICS, COSTLY and OYSTER will look familiar.
The 5-letter words in ORYCTOLOGIES are led by GRYCE and YOGIC, 11 points each. LOGIC, GLORY and LYRIC are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words made with ORYCTOLOGIES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. CITY, TOYS and GREY will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ORYCTOLOGIES; 4 of them share the top score of 8. GET, YES and YET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ORYCTOLOGIES but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CYTOLOGIES (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ORYCTOLOGIES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORYCTOLOGIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 374) | 251 | 370 | 230 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ORYCTOLOGIES, STORIOLOGY, COYSTREL, COYSTRIL, EROTOLOGY, GLYCOSE, GYROLITES, OECOLOGIST, SORTILEGY, COTYLES, GREYLIST, GRYCES and 111 more, 123 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LYSERGIC, OTOLOGIC, COLORISE, CORYS, OROLOGIST, GOOLY, ROOTSY, ROTELY, CLEGS, CIGS, CLEG, CIG and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: COOLY, COOLIES, GOYS and GOY, 4 in all.