349 words come out when you unscramble SYNOPTICAL, starting with SYNOPTICAL itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ISOPYCNAL and NYCTALOPS, 16 points each. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1Y43N12O1P34T1I1C34A1L12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SYNOPTICAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 18 with 8, 54 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
SYNAPTIC, SYNCOPAL and SYNOPTIC share the top score of 15 among the 8-letter words made with SYNOPTICAL letters. CAPTIONS is the one most people know.
Among 54 7-letter words from SYNOPTICAL, the top score is 14, reached by 7. ACTIONS, PLASTIC and OPTICAL are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNOPTICAL; 4 of them share the top score of 13. POLICY, ACTION and TOPICS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from SYNOPTICAL, the top score is 12, reached by 6. CLIPS, PLAYS and PANTY are the familiar ones.
COPY, PACY and PYIC share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words in SYNOPTICAL. CITY, PLAY and PICS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with SYNOPTICAL letters, the top score is 8, reached by 10. CAN, ANY and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SYNOPTICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SY · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SYNAPTIC, SYNCOPAL and SYNOPTIC (15 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SYNOPTICAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNOPTICAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 349) | 293 | 349 | 266 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
56 of the 349 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ISOPYCNAL, NYCTALOPS, POLYACT, PLATONICS, POLYNIAS, CANTILY, PAYLIST, POLYNIA, PONCY, POSTICAL, YPSILON, COPITAS and 44 more. 27 of the 349 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COSPLAY, COPAYS, COPAY, COPSY, PASTILY, SALPICON, TOPICALS, PACY, ALTCOINS, CAPOTS, PLICAS, SYCON and 15 more.
These 2 words take every letter of SYNOPTICAL plus a single extra one.