Unscramble POLYSYNAPTIC and you have 366 words, POLYSYNAPTIC itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43S1Y43N12A1P34T1I1C34
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from POLYSYNAPTIC by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 7 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in POLYSYNAPTIC: SYNOPTICAL, for 17 points.
Among the 8-letter words from POLYSYNAPTIC, POLYNYAS and SYNCYTIA tie for first at 16 points. CAPTIONS, APPOINTS and SYNAPTIC are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSYNAPTIC are led by POLYNYA and POLYNYI, 15 points each. ACTIONS, PLASTIC and OPTICAL are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSYNAPTIC tie at 13 points; none scores more. POLICY, TOPICS and LAPTOP will look familiar.
YAPPY and YIPPY share the top score of 15 among the 5-letter words from POLYSYNAPTIC. APPLY, PLAYS and PANTY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in POLYSYNAPTIC, TYPY leads with 12 points, then COPY and PACY on 11. CITY, PLAY and PICS are the familiar ones.
YAY tops the 3-letter words made with POLYSYNAPTIC letters at 9 points; next come CAY and CLY on 8. CAN, ANY and SAY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of POLYSYNAPTIC for another and you can spell this word:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SYNCYTIAL (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POLYSYNAPTIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYSYNAPTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 366) | 306 | 365 | 275 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
59 of the 366 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ISOPYCNAL, NYCTALOPS, YIPPY, COPPY, POLYACT, POPINACS, COPPINS, PLATONICS, POLYNIAS, POPINAC, CANTILY, COPPIN and 47 more. 32 of the 366 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YAPPY, COSPLAY, PAYSLIP, SOPPILY, COPAYS, COPAY, COPSY, PASTILY, SALPICON, TOPICALS, TYIYNS, PACY and 20 more. 1 of the 366 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: PAPIST.