474 words come out when you unscramble PTERODACTYLES, starting with PTERODACTYLES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PTERODACTYLE and PTERODACTYLS, 20 points each. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PTERODACTYLES split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 2 with 11, 12 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
All 2 of the 12-letter words in PTERODACTYLES score 20 points.
The best of the 11-letter words made with PTERODACTYLES letters is PTERODACTYL, 19 points; SCATTEREDLY on 17 follows.
Among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERODACTYLES, CLEPSYDRAE leads with 18 points, then LECTOTYPES and TYPECASTER on 17.
4 of 60 9-letter words from PTERODACTYLES tie at 17 points; none scores more. PROTECTED, POLYESTER and DETECTORS will look familiar.
COPYREAD and DECRYPTS share the top score of 16 among the 8-letter words from PTERODACTYLES. REPLACED, PROCEEDS and POSTCARD are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words in PTERODACTYLES are led by DECRYPT and YCLEPED, 15 points each. CRYSTAL, ESCAPED and PARSLEY are the familiar ones.
CLYPED scores highest among the 6-letter words made with PTERODACTYLES letters at 14 points, ahead of CLYPES and COPAYS on 13. PLAYED, DEEPLY and COSTLY are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERODACTYLES; 8 of them share the top score of 12. PARTY, DECAY and TYPED are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from PTERODACTYLES are led by COPY and PACY, 11 points each. TYPE, PLAY and CAPE are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in PTERODACTYLES; 12 of them share the top score of 8. DAY, SAY and PAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PTERODACTYLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PT · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with COPYREADS and COSPLAYED (17 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PTERODACTYLES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTERODACTYLES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 474) | 357 | 474 | 324 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
117 of the 474 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PTERODACTYLES, PTERODACTYLE, DECEPTORY, SCATTEREDLY, TYPECASTER, PYROCLAST, DECASTYLE, DEPLETORY, POETASTERY, TELECOPY, TETRAPODY, CATOLYTES and 105 more. 33 of the 474 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COSPLAYED, COSPLAYER, CYTOPLAST, TELESCOPY, DEPLOYERS, PRELOCATED, REPOSEDLY, SEROTYPED, COSPLAY, DEPLOYER, PODCASTER, PRELOCATES and 21 more.