Unscramble PAYLIST and you have 172 words, PAYLIST itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of PAYLIST is on the page: PASTILY, each 12 points. PLATYS and YPLAST are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. It has 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. All 7 tiles of PAYLIST in one turn: 62 in Scrabble (12 + 50), 48 in Words With Friends (13 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PAYLIST by length: 2 with 7 letters, 5 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 16 with 2.
38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PAYLIST; 12 of them share the top score of 10. PLAYS, SPLIT and TAILS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from PAYLIST, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. LIST, LAST and PLAY are the ones most people know.
51 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PAYLIST; 6 of them share the top score of 8. ITS, SAY and PAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PAYLIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with PA · ending in ST · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PASTILY (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PAYLIST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYLIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 152 | 172 | 143 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
20 of the 172 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PAYLIST, YPLAST, PYATS, SPYAL, PYAT, PLAST, SPALT, SPIAL, STIPA, TAYS, APTS, PAIS and 8 more. 9 of the 172 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PASTILY, LIPAS, PALIS, LIPA, PALI, YAS, PST, LIAS and ATS.
Each word below uses all the letters of PAYLIST and one more.