Unscramble TRIDACTYLOUS and you have 404 words, TRIDACTYLOUS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from TRIDACTYLOUS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 12 with 9, 56 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
56 8-letter words in TRIDACTYLOUS; 5 of them share the top score of 14. TUTORIAL, STRICTLY and AUDITORS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble TRIDACTYLOUS, the top score is 13, reached by 9. CRYSTAL, CUSTODY and CLARITY are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from TRIDACTYLOUS, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. LYRICS, CLOUDY and CLOUDS are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 5-letter words made with TRIDACTYLOUS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. STUDY, DAILY and DIRTY will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TRIDACTYLOUS; 16 of them share the top score of 9. CITY, DAYS and CARD are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from TRIDACTYLOUS, the top score is 8, reached by 5. DAY, CAR and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of TRIDACTYLOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by AUTOLYTIC, CUSTARDY, DACTYLUS, DICOTYLS and DYSTOCIA (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: TRIDACTYLOUS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIDACTYLOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 404) | 325 | 404 | 294 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 79 of them: TRIDACTYLOUS, DACTYLIST, DICTATORY, DYSTOCIAL, SCOLYTID, ASTUCITY, COYSTRIL, CASTORY, CORYLUS, CYSTID, CYTOID, DARCYS and 67 more. Words With Friends* skips 31 of them: TRIDACTYL, SCATTILY, ACTORLY, OUTCITY, COADY, COYAUS, CRUISY, DRYSUIT, DUSTCART, LYCRAS, YCLAD, CARDIOS and 19 more.