Unscramble RECYCLISTS and you have 272 words, RECYCLISTS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
R1E1C34Y43C34L12I1S1T1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RECYCLISTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 19 with 7, 56 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 13 with 2.
4 of 19 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RECYCLISTS tie at 14 points; none scores more. CIRCLES, LISTERS and CYCLIST will look familiar.
Among 56 6-letter words from RECYCLISTS, the top score is 13, reached by 5. LYRICS, SISTER and CIRCLE are the familiar ones.
CYCLE, LECCY and RECCY are the top 5-letter words made with RECYCLISTS letters, 12 points each. STYLE, LYRIC and CREST will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RECYCLISTS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. CITY, RICE and RELY are the ones most people know.
CLY, CRY and ICY are the top 3-letter words from RECYCLISTS, 8 points each. ITS, SET and YES will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RECYCLISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with RE · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by TRICYCLES (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: RECYCLISTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECYCLISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 206 | 272 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RECYCLISTS, RECYCLIST, CYCLISES, CYCLISE, LECCY, RECCY, CETYLS, CECILS, CERTY, CETYL, CYTES, RICEY and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CECITY, CRESSY, CIRCS, YESSIR, RECITS, CERTS, CLITS, CRITS, ETICS, CERT, CLIT, CRIT and 8 more, 20 in all.