Unscramble SYNCLINAL to get 156 words. SYNCLINAL itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1Y43N12C34L12I1N12A1L12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SYNCLINAL split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 10 with 6, 33 with 5, 55 with 4, 42 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
6 of 33 5-letter words from SYNCLINAL tie at 10 points; none scores more. CALLS, SILLY and NAILS will look familiar.
Of the 55 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNCLINAL, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. CALL, SCAN and CLAY are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNCLINAL, CAY, CLY and ICY tie for first at 8 points. ALL, CAN and ANY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SYNCLINAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SY · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
SYNCLINAL first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SYNCLINAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNCLINAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 156) | 132 | 155 | 125 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
23 of the 156 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCALLY, CANY, SNAILY, CLY, CANNS, CILLS, NYAS, SCAIL, CANN, CILL, NYS, SAIC and 11 more. 8 of the 156 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LAYINS, LAYIN, LINNY, CALS, YAS, CAL, LIAS and SAN. 1 of the 156 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCY.
Each word below uses all the letters of SYNCLINAL and one more.