182 words come out when you unscramble SYNAPSIDS, starting with SYNAPSIDS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SYNAPSID leads with 14 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SYNAPSIDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 7 letters.
The 5-letter words from SYNAPSIDS are led by PANDY, PAYSD and SPAYD, 11 points each. SANDY, DAISY and SANDS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNAPSIDS, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. SAID, DAYS and SAYS are the ones most people know.
53 3-letter words made with SYNAPSIDS letters; 5 of them share the top score of 8. ANY, DAY and SAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SYNAPSIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SY · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
SYNAPSIDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SYNAPSIDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNAPSIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 182) | 142 | 182 | 135 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
40 of the 182 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPAYDS, PAYSD, SPAYD, SDAYNS, SNIPY, DIYAS, NYSSAS, SDAYN, SYNDS, DIYA, NYSSA, PANDS and 28 more. 7 of the 182 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PISSY, YAS, DANS, DAN, DAS, DA and SAN.