Is CRYPTOLOGY a word?
CRYPTOLOGY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CRYPTOLOGY is a valid word.
What does cryptology mean?
noun: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CRYPTOLOGY: word details
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 21 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 23 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside cryptology
Words you can make from the letters of cryptology.
Solve a whole rack, not just CRYPTOLOGY
CRYPTOLOGY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CRYPTOLOGY mean?
CRYPTOLOGY is a noun. It means: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.
Is CRYPTOLOGY a valid word?
Yes, CRYPTOLOGY is a valid word. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.