Unscramble SCYTALE and you have 187 words, SCYTALE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. SCYTALE has 1 anagram here, ACETYLS, scoring 12 like SCYTALE itself. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. SCYTALE as a single 7-tile play makes 62 in Scrabble, 12 plus the 50 bonus, and 48 in Words With Friends (13 + 35).
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SCYTALE by length: 2 with 7 letters, 11 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 15 with 2.
8 of 45 5-letter words from SCYTALE tie at 10 points; none scores more. LEAST, STYLE and SCALE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SCYTALE; 8 of them share the top score of 9. LAST, CASE and EAST are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with SCYTALE letters are led by CAY and CLY, 8 points each. SET, YES and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SCYTALE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with SC · ending in LE · all 7-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACETYLS (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SCYTALE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCYTALE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 147 | 187 | 137 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCYTALE, CETYLS, CYTASE, CETYL, CYTES, ASTELY, CYTE, SCYE, CLY, LACETS, LYTES, SCLATE and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TALCY, CALS, TECS, YAS, CAL, TEC, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 10 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SCYTALE and one more.