247 words come out when you unscramble POLYDACTYLS, starting with POLYDACTYLS itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 2 vowels and 9 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43D2A1C34T1Y43L12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYDACTYLS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 9 letters.
POLYDACTYL is the only one of the 10-letter words made with POLYDACTYLS letters; it scores 21 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYDACTYLS is COPAYS, 13 points; CLODLY and COLDLY on 12 follow. POSTAL, COSTLY and LOCALS are everyday picks.
COYLY scores highest among the 5-letter words in POLYDACTYLS at 13 points, ahead of COPAY and COPSY on 12. PLAYS, SADLY and DOLLY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with POLYDACTYLS letters is TYPY, 12 points; COPY and PACY on 11 follow. DAYS, PLAY and COLD are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYDACTYLS, YAY leads with 9 points, then CAY and CLY on 8. DAY, SAY and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of POLYDACTYLS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PO · ending in LS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with POLYDACTYL (21 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: POLYDACTYLS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYDACTYLS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 207 | 247 | 185 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYDACTYLS, POLYACT, CLODLY, CALLOPS, PAYSD, SCALLY, SCODY, SPAYD, YPLAST, CALLOP, DALLOPS, POLLY and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COSPLAY, COPAYS, COSTALLY, COPAY, COPSY, PODCAST, COADY, PACY, YCLAD, CAPOTS, TALCY, CAPOT and 10 more, 22 in all.