Unscramble SYNAPSID to get 176 words. SYNAPSID itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SYNAPSID by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Among the 5-letter words made with SYNAPSID letters, PANDY, PAYSD and SPAYD tie for first at 11 points. SANDY, DAISY and SANDS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from SYNAPSID, the top score is 9, reached by 7. SAID, DAYS and SAYS are the familiar ones.
5 of 53 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNAPSID tie at 8 points; none scores more. ANY, DAY and SAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SYNAPSID but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SY · ending in ID · all 8-letter words
SYNAPSID first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SYNAPSID works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNAPSID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 176) | 137 | 176 | 130 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
39 of the 176 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPAYDS, PAYSD, SPAYD, SDAYNS, SNIPY, DIYAS, SDAYN, SYNDS, DIYA, NYSSA, PANDS, SPAINS and 27 more. 7 of the 176 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PISSY, YAS, DANS, DAN, DAS, DA and SAN.
With one more tile, the letters of SYNAPSID spell the words below.