Unscramble POLYSTICHOUS to get 367 words. POLYSTICHOUS itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 19: 4 of them, HOLOTYPIC, HYPOCISTS and OUTPSYCHS included. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from POLYSTICHOUS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 7 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 11 letters.
PHOTOLYSIS is the only one of the 10-letter words in POLYSTICHOUS; it scores 18 points.
5 of 29 8-letter words from POLYSTICHOUS tie at 18 points; none scores more. SYSTOLIC will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSTICHOUS, 4 score 17 points, the group's best. SCHOOLS, PHYSICS and STYLISH are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words made with POLYSTICHOUS letters; 7 of them share the top score of 16. POLICY, PHOTOS and POLISH are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSTICHOUS, PSYCH leads with 15 points, then CUSHY and HIPLY on 13. YOUTH, CHIPS and PITCH are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words from POLYSTICHOUS tie at 12 points; none scores more. CITY, SHOP and COPY will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in POLYSTICHOUS, HYP leads with 11 points, then HOY and SHY on 9. HOT, CUT and HIT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of POLYSTICHOUS for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOLOTYPIC and OUTPSYCHS (19 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
POLYSTICHOUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYSTICHOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 367) | 289 | 364 | 257 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
78 of the 367 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYPOCISTS, SCIOSOPHY, HYPOCIST, PSYCHIST, PHYTOSIS, HOLOPTIC, OCTOPUSH, SCHUYTS, SHYPOOS, SLUTCHY, COUTHY, CUSHTY and 66 more. 32 of the 367 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OUTPSYCHS, OUTPSYCH, CHOOSILY, SCOTOPHIL, PHYSIOS, PHYSIO, SCHTUPS, HIPLY, SCHTUP, TOOLPUSH, COPSY, LITHOPS and 20 more. 3 of the 367 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: CHOLOS, CHOLO and COOLY.
This word takes every letter of POLYSTICHOUS plus a single extra one.