Unscramble POLYCHETES to get 295 words. POLYCHETES itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43C34H43E1T1E1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYCHETES split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Of the 21 7-letter words from POLYCHETES, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. CLOTHES is the one most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYCHETES, PSYCHE and PSYCHO tie for first at 16 points. HOTELS, SPEECH and HOSTEL are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from POLYCHETES, PSYCH leads with 15 points, then CHYLE and HYPES on 13. HELPS, CHEST and CLOTH are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in POLYCHETES; 6 of them share the top score of 12. HELP, SHOP and TECH are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with POLYCHETES letters, HYP leads with 11 points, then HEY and HOY on 9. YES, HOT and YET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of POLYCHETES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SPLOTCHY (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: POLYCHETES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYCHETES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 295) | 224 | 295 | 195 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SLEECHY, SPYHOLE, TELECOPY, HOLEYEST, POTCHES, SHEEPY, CHELPS, CLYPES, ECTOPY, POTCHE, SPETCH, THYLOSE and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POLYCHETES, POLYCHETE, TELESCOPY, LYCHES, TELESHOP, COPSY, LYCH, HOSEY, LOCHES, PLOYES, YEESH, LOCHE and 17 more, 29 in all.
This word takes every letter of POLYCHETES plus a single extra one.