Is CRYPTONYM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPTONYM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CRYPTONYM worth?

CRYPTONYM is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CRYPTONYM?

CRYPTONYM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CRYPTONYM is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points

Yes. CRYPTONYM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

c3r1y4p3t1o1n1y4m3

PlayableCRYPTONYM · 9 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

21points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

9letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept CRYPTONYM?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful CRYPTONYM is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CRYPTONYM

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

cryptonyms22

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CRYPTONYM scores

Scrabble c3r1y4p3t1o1n1y4m3 21

Words with Friends c4r1y3p4t1o1n2y3m4 23

Face value of the 9 tiles in CRYPTONYM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	1	2
r	1	6
y	2	2
p	1	2
t	1	6
o	1	8
n	1	6
m	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTONYM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CRYPTONYM

CRYPTONYM gets by on a single vowel across 9 letters.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CRYPTONYM

cryptonyms22 cryptonymous24

2 longer words begin with CRYPTONYM.

Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTONYM

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Common questions about CRYPTONYM

Is CRYPTONYM valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPTONYM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CRYPTONYM worth?: CRYPTONYM is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CRYPTONYM?: CRYPTONYM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRYPTONYM:

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