Unscramble PYRALIDID and you have 147 words, PYRALIDID itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. RAPIDLY, PIDDLY and PYRALID are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PYRALIDID by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 5 with 6, 30 with 5, 55 with 4, 41 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from PYRALIDID, PADDY leads with 12 points, then PARDY on 11 and DRYAD on 10. DAILY, RAPID and DIARY are the familiar ones.
7 of 55 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PYRALIDID tie at 9 points; none scores more. PLAY, PAID and LADY will look familiar.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PYRALID and RAPIDLY (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PYRALIDID is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYRALIDID itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 147) | 123 | 146 | 115 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
24 of the 147 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PARLY, PYRAL, YDRAD, ADDY, ADRY, DIYA, DRAP, IRIDAL, LYRA, PIRAI, PRAD, PRIAL and 12 more. 7 of the 147 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PYRALIDID, LADDY, LAIRY, LIPA, PALI, DA and RAI. 1 of the 147 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.
This word takes every letter of PYRALIDID plus a single extra one.