202 words come out when you unscramble ADDITIONAL, starting with ADDITIONAL itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
A1D2D2I1T1I1O1N12A1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ADDITIONAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 5 with 7, 16 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from ADDITIONAL, ADDIO, DILDO and IODID tie for first at 7 points. IDIOT, NATAL and TIDAL are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with ADDITIONAL letters are led by DADA, DADO and DIDO, 6 points each. DATA, LAND and LOAN are the familiar ones.
5 of 53 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ADDITIONAL tie at 5 points; none scores more. NOT, ADD and DID will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ADDITIONAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AD · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
What ADDITIONAL means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ADDITIONAL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDITIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 202) | 161 | 202 | 152 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIANODAL, DIANOIA, ADDIO, AIDANT, AILANTO, DOLINA, TINDAL, AIDOI, ANTLIA, DAINT, DATAL, DIOTA and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ADLAND, ATONIA, LATINA, DINO, LOID, DAN, ODA, DA and OI, 9 in all.