Unscramble PYRRHICIST and you have 178 words, PYRRHICIST itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. PYRRHICS is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PYRRHICIST split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 22 with 6, 44 with 5, 57 with 4, 39 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 9 letters.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with PYRRHICIST letters: PYRRHICS, 18 points.
Among 22 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PYRRHICIST, the top score is 16, reached by 4. SPIRIT, SCRIPT and CRISPY are the familiar ones.
PSYCH tops the 5-letter words from PYRRHICIST at 15 points; next come ITCHY and PITHY on 13. SHIRT, STRIP and TRIPS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from PYRRHICIST, HYPS and SYPH tie for first at 12 points. CITY, TIPS and PICS are everyday picks.
These 3 words have the length of PYRRHICIST, with one letter different:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PYRRHICS (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PYRRHICIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYRRHICIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 138 | 176 | 132 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 40 of them: PYRRHICIST, CYPRIS, TICHY, SPIRITY, CHIRTS, CRITHS, CYTISI, RICHTS, STRICH, CHIRT, CRITH, RICHT and 28 more. Words With Friends* skips 4 of them: SITCH, CRITS, CRIT and PST. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: CRIPS and CRIP.
This word takes every letter of PYRRHICIST plus a single extra one.