Unscramble ALGEBRAIC and you have 236 words, ALGEBRAIC itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. RIBCAGE is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ALGEBRAIC split into 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
5 of 29 6-letter words made with ALGEBRAIC letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. RACIAL, AERIAL and GARLIC will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ALGEBRAIC, the top score is 9, reached by 11. CLEAR, CABLE and GRACE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from ALGEBRAIC; 6 of them share the top score of 8. CARE, ABLE and RACE are everyday picks.
BAC and CAB share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with ALGEBRAIC letters. ARE, CAR and BIG are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of ALGEBRAIC for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AL · ending in IC · all 9-letter words
ALGEBRAIC first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ALGEBRAIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALGEBRAIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 192 | 236 | 178 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RIBCAGE, CABRIE, CRIBLE, CABRE, ABAC, BAGIE, BEGAR, BIGAE, CABA, CRAIG, GARBE, GIBEL and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CABLER, AIRBAG, BARCA, LAIRAGE, BLAG, CLEG, ACAI, BEAL, CIG, CRIA, RABI, BAE and 2 more, 14 in all.