Unscramble SCHOOLYARDS and you have 291 words, SCHOOLYARDS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SCHOOLYARD and SCHOOLDAYS lead with 19 points. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SCHOOLYARDS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 3 with 9, 4 with 8, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
The 10-letter words in SCHOOLYARDS come to 2, each scoring 19 points.
ARCHLY and CHOOSY share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words from SCHOOLYARDS. SCHOOL, ACROSS and HARDLY are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in SCHOOLYARDS, DAYCH leads with 14 points, then CHARY and CHAYS on 13. CRASH, CHAOS and SCARY are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with SCHOOLYARDS letters, ACHY, CHAY and LYCH tie for first at 12 points. DAYS, HARD and CASH are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCHOOLYARDS tie at 9 points; none scores more. HAS, HAD and DAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SCHOOLYARDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SC · ending in DS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HYDROSOLS (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SCHOOLYARDS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOLYARDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 291) | 229 | 288 | 201 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCHOOLDAYS, DYSCHROAS, SCHOOLDAY, DYSCHROA, DAYCH, DORLACHS, DOHYOS, DORLACH, CHADOS, CHORDA, DARCYS, DOHYO and 50 more, 62 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCHOOLYARDS, SCHOOLYARD, LYCH, CHOLAS, COADY, LYCRAS, YCLAD, CHOLA, CORYS, DOSHAS, DROOLY, LYCRA and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLOS, CHOLO and COOLY, 3 in all.