Unscramble PTERYLOGRAPHIC and you have 490 words, PTERYLOGRAPHIC itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. PETROGLYPHIC and PYELOGRAPHIC are the best of the shorter words, at 25 points. It has 14 letters, 4 vowels and 10 consonants.
P34T1E1R1Y43L12O1G23R1A1P34H43I1C34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PTERYLOGRAPHIC by length: 1 with 14 letters, 3 with 12, 10 with 11, 14 with 10, 59 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 43 with 2. None has 13 letters.
Among the 12-letter words in PTERYLOGRAPHIC, PETROGLYPHIC and PYELOGRAPHIC tie for first at 25 points.
Among 10 11-letter words made with PTERYLOGRAPHIC letters, the top score is 24, reached by 5.
4 of 14 10-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYLOGRAPHIC tie at 21 points; none scores more. RHETORICAL will look familiar.
Among the 9-letter words from PTERYLOGRAPHIC, COPYGRAPH leads with 22 points, then HYPEROPIC and PORPHYRIC on 21. COPYRIGHT, PROPHETIC and PROPRIETY are the familiar ones.
CHOPPILY and PROPHECY are the top 8-letter words from PTERYLOGRAPHIC, 20 points each. PROPERTY and PROPERLY will look familiar.
GLYPHIC scores highest among the 7-letter words in PTERYLOGRAPHIC at 18 points, ahead of CHARPOY and CHEAPLY on 17. CHAPTER, THERAPY and GRAPHIC are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with PTERYLOGRAPHIC letters, CHAPPY, CHIPPY and CHOPPY tie for first at 18 points. CHERRY, CHAPEL and TROPHY are everyday picks.
HAPPY, HIPPY and HOPPY are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYLOGRAPHIC, 15 points each. CHEAP, APPLY and PATCH will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from PTERYLOGRAPHIC, the top score is 12, reached by 6. CITY, EACH and CHAT are the familiar ones.
HYP tops the 3-letter words in PTERYLOGRAPHIC at 11 points; next come GYP and HAY on 9. GAY, PAY and POP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PTERYLOGRAPHIC for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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The 5 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by POLYGRAPHIC and TYPOGRAPHIC (24 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PTERYLOGRAPHIC is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTERYLOGRAPHIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 490) | 381 | 487 | 337 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PTERYLOGRAPHIC, PETROGLYPHIC, PYELOGRAPHIC, PYROGRAPHIC, COPYGRAPH, COPYRIGHTER, CEROGRAPHY, LIPOGRAPHY, ARCTOPHILY, CARTOPHILY, CREOPHAGY, GRAPHICLY and 97 more, 109 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PORPHYRIC, GEOPHYTIC, LYCHGATE, PIPECLAY, PYORRHEAL, CHAPPIE, CHIROPTER, COPYGIRL, PETRICHOR, PRECARITY, PROPYLITE, CHIPOTLE and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GYPPER and GOY, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: GYPPO.