Unscramble TRYPTOPHAN and you have 228 words, TRYPTOPHAN itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HAPPY, ATROPHY and HOPPY lead with 15 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from TRYPTOPHAN split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
Of the 24 6-letter words in TRYPTOPHAN, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. PYTHON, THROAT and TROPHY are the ones most people know.
HAPPY and HOPPY are the top 5-letter words from TRYPTOPHAN, 15 points each. NORTH, PARTY and TAROT will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TRYPTOPHAN is HYPO, 12 points; TYPP and YAPP on 11 follow. PART, PATH and PRAY are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in TRYPTOPHAN, HYP leads with 11 points, then HAY and HOY on 9. ANY, TOP and ART are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of TRYPTOPHAN, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with TR · ending in AN · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ATROPHY, HAPPY and HOPPY (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TRYPTOPHAN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRYPTOPHAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 228) | 176 | 228 | 161 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TRAPPY, TOPPY, TRYPAN, YAPP, APPORT, PONTY, PORTY, POYNT, PRATY, PROYN, TYPTO, YRAPT and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: APHONY, HOTTY, NYAH, ANTHRO, PYRO, PHO, TRYNA, APP, OATY, APO, NATTO, OPA and 3 more, 15 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of TRYPTOPHAN and one more.