CALYPTERS

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What CALYPTERS Means

CALYPTERS is a form of CALYPTER, which means:

noun: scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CALYPTERS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 L1 Y4 P3 T1 E1 R1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CALYPTERS

813 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (6)

CALYPTER PEYTRALS PLASTERY PSALTERY SCEPTRAL SPECTRAL

7 letter words (48)

6 letter words (136)

5 letter words (269)

ACERS ACRES ACYLS ALECS ALERT ALTER APERS APERT APERY APRES APTER APTLY ARETS ARLES ARTEL ARTSY ARYLS ASPER ASTER AYELP AYRES CALPS CAPER CAPES CAPLE CARES CARET CARLE CARLS CARPS CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CELTS CERTS CERTY CESTA CETYL CLAES CLAPS CLAPT CLART CLARY CLASP CLAST CLATS CLAYS CLEAR CLEAT CLEPT CLYPE CRAPE CRAPS CRAPY CRATE CRAYS CREPS CREPT CREPY CREST CRYPT CYTES EARLS EARLY EARST ECLAT EPACT ESCAR EYRAS LACER LACES LACET LACEY LAERS LAPSE LARES LASER LATER LAYER LEAPS LEAPT LEARS LEARY LEAST LEATS LEPRA LEPTA LERPS LYART LYASE LYCEA LYCRA LYRES LYTES PACER PACES PACEY PACTS PALER PALES PALET PALSY PARES PARLE PARLY PARSE PARTS PARTY PASTE PASTY PATER PATES PATLY PATSY PAYER PEALS PEARL PEARS PEART PEATS PEATY PELAS PELTA PELTS PERST PERTS PESTY PETAL PETAR PLACE PLAST PLATE PLATS PLATY PLAYS PLEAS PLEAT PLYER PRASE PRATE PRATS PRATY PRAYS PRESA PREST PREYS PRYSE PYATS PYETS PYRAL PYRES RACES RALES RASPY RATEL RATES RAYLE REACT REALS REAPS REAST RECAL RECAP RECTA RELAY REPAY REPLA REPLY RESAT RESAY RESTY RYALS SALEP SALET SALTY SATYR SAYER SCALE SCALP SCALY SCAPE SCARE SCARP SCART SCARY SCEAT SCRAE SCRAP SCRAT SCRAY SEPAL SEPTA SERAC SERAL SETAL SLART SLATE SLATY SLEPT SLYER SLYPE SPACE SPACY SPAER SPALE SPALT SPARE SPART SPATE SPEAL SPEAR SPEAT SPELT SPLAT SPLAY SPRAT SPRAY SPYAL SPYRE STALE STARE STEAL STEAR STELA STRAE STRAP STRAY STREP STYLE STYRE TACES TAELS TALCS TALCY TALER TALES TAPER TAPES TARES TARPS TASER TEALS TEARS TEARY TEPAL TEPAS TERAS TESLA TRACE TRAPE TRAPS TRAYS TREYS TRYPS TYERS TYLER TYPAL TYPES TYRES YALES YATES YEARS YEAST YELPS YELTS YRAPT

4 letter words (223)

ACER ACES ACRE ACTS ACYL AERY AESC ALEC ALES ALPS ALTS APER APES APSE APTS ARCS ARES ARET ARLE ARSY ARTS ARTY ARYL ATES AYES AYRE CALP CAPE CAPS CARE CARL CARP CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CAYS CEAS CELS CELT CEPS CERT CLAP CLAT CLAY CRAY CYST CYTE EARL EARS EAST EASY EATS ELTS ERAS ERST ESPY ETAS EYAS EYRA LACE LACS LACY LAER LAPS LARE LARS LASE LAST LATE LATS LAYS LEAP LEAR LEAS LEAT LEPS LEPT LERP LEST LETS LEYS LYES LYRA LYRE LYSE LYTE PACE PACS PACT PACY PALE PALS PALY PARE PARS PART PASE PAST PATE PATS PATY PAYS PEAL PEAR PEAS PEAT PECS PELA PELS PELT PERT PEST PETS PLAT PLAY PLEA PRAT PRAY PREY PRYS PYAS PYAT PYES PYET PYRE RACE RACY RALE RAPS RAPT RASE RASP RAST RATE RATS RAYS REAL REAP RECS RELY REPS REST RETS RYAL RYAS RYES RYPE SALE SALP SALT SATE SCAR SCRY SCYE SEAL SEAR SEAT SECT SEPT SERA SETA SLAE SLAP SLAT SLAY SLEY SPAE SPAR SPAT SPAY SPEC SPET SPRY STAP STAR STAY STEP STEY STYE SYCE SYPE TACE TAEL TAES TALC TALE TAPE TAPS TARE TARP TARS TAYS TEAL TEAR TEAS TECS TELA TELS TEPA TRAP TRAY TRES TREY TRYE TRYP TSAR TYER TYES TYPE TYRE YALE YAPS YARE YATE YEAR YEAS YELP YELT YEPS YEST

3 letter words (111)

ACE ACT ALE ALP ALS ALT APE APT ARC ARE ARS ART ARY ASP ATE ATS AYE AYS CAP CAR CAT CAY CEL CEP CLY CRY EAR EAS EAT ELS ELT ERA ERS EST ETA LAC LAP LAR LAS LAT LAY LEA LEP LES LET LEY LYE PAC PAL PAR PAS PAT PAY PEA PEC PEL PER PES PET PLY PRE PRY PST PYA PYE RAP RAS RAT RAY REC REP RES RET RYA RYE SAC SAE SAL SAP SAR SAT SAY SEA SEC SEL SER SET SEY SLY SPA SPY STY SYE TAE TAP TAR TAS TAY TEA TEC TEL TES TRY TYE YAE YAP YAR YEA YEP YES YET

2 letter words (20)

AE AL AR AS AT AY EA EL ER ES ET LA PA PE RE ST TA TE YA YE

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