Unscramble POLYCENTRICS and you have 430 words, POLYCENTRICS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43C34E1N12T1R1I1C34S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from POLYCENTRICS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
POLYCENTRIC is the only one of the 11-letter words made with POLYCENTRICS letters; it scores 20 points.
The 10-letter words in POLYCENTRICS are led by CYCLONITES and PROSELYTIC, 17 points each.
Among the 9-letter words from POLYCENTRICS, PRECOCITY and SYNCOPTIC tie for first at 18 points. INSPECTOR, STORYLINE and PRECINCTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYCENTRICS, the top score is 17, reached by 4. CONCERTS, PRECINCT and CYCLONES are the familiar ones.
CRYPTIC and CYCLOPS are the top 7-letter words from POLYCENTRICS, 16 points each. SOCIETY, CYCLONE and ENTROPY will look familiar.
PYCNIC and SPECCY share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words in POLYCENTRICS. POLICY, LYRICS and POETRY are the ones most people know.
PICCY tops the 5-letter words made with POLYCENTRICS letters at 14 points; next come CLYPE and COPSY on 12. CYCLE, LYRIC and SPICY will look familiar.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYCENTRICS are led by COPY, OCCY and PYIC, 11 points each. CITY, TYPE and CLIP are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 3-letter words from POLYCENTRICS tie at 8 points; none scores more. YES, YET and TRY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of POLYCENTRICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PO · ending in CS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PRECOCITY (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts POLYCENTRICS, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYCENTRICS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 430) | 323 | 429 | 294 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
107 of the 430 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYCENTRICS, SYNCOPTIC, PROSELYTIC, RECYCLIST, SEROTYPIC, CECROPINS, CONCEITY, CRYPTONS, CYPRINES, PROCINCTS, PYCNIC, PYCNITES and 95 more. 28 of the 430 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CYCLONITES, CYCLOPES, CYCLONITE, LINOTYPERS, CONCEPTI, CYCLINS, LINOTYPER, LINOTYPES, CECITY, CYCLIN, LINOTYPE, LYRICONS and 16 more. 1 of the 430 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.