Unscramble POLYRIBOSOME and you have 362 words, POLYRIBOSOME itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BIOPOLYMERS leads with 20 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYRIBOSOME split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with POLYRIBOSOME letters: BIOPOLYMERS, 20 points.
BIOPOLYMER is the only one of the 10-letter words in POLYRIBOSOME; it scores 19 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words from POLYRIBOSOME: PERIBOLOS, 13 points.
BLIMPERY tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYRIBOSOME at 17 points; next come BLOOMERY and POLYMERS on 15. PROBLEMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with POLYRIBOSOME letters, 11 score 14 points, the group's best. PROBLEM, PROMISE and MOBILES are the ones most people know.
22 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYRIBOSOME tie at 13 points; none scores more. SIMPLY, SYMBOL and EMPLOY will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from POLYRIBOSOME, the top score is 12, reached by 15. REPLY, IMPLY and ROOMY are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in POLYRIBOSOME, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. BOYS, BOOM and PREY are the ones most people know.
14 of 60 3-letter words made with POLYRIBOSOME letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. YES, BOY and SPY will look familiar.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BIOPOLYMERS (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POLYRIBOSOME, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYRIBOSOME itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 362) | 271 | 362 | 247 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 91 of them: POMEROYS, PYROSOME, BYROOMS, POMEROY, POMROYS, SYMBOLE, BYROOM, MOBEYS, PERIBOLOS, POMROY, PRISMY, PYROLISE and 79 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: BLIMPERY, BLOOPY, MOPILY, POBOYS, BLOOPIER, POBOY, POMBES, YOMPS, LIMBOES, PLOYES, POMBE, YOMP and 12 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of POLYRIBOSOME and one more.