Unscramble ALPHABETICAL and you have 329 words, ALPHABETICAL itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ALPHABETIC leads with 19 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ALPHABETICAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 6 with 9, 15 with 8, 39 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with ALPHABETICAL letters: ALPHABETIC, for 19 points.
Among 39 7-letter words from ALPHABETICAL, the top score is 14, reached by 10. CAPITAL, CAPABLE and ETHICAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with ALPHABETICAL letters, 12 score 13 points, the group's best. PALACE, CHAPEL and CAPITA are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ALPHABETICAL, the top score is 12, reached by 16. BEACH, CHEAP and CABLE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from ALPHABETICAL; 6 of them share the top score of 11. HELP, EACH and TECH are everyday picks.
15 of 60 3-letter words in ALPHABETICAL tie at 8 points; none scores more. ACT, BIT and HIT will look familiar.
This word has the length of ALPHABETICAL, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with AL · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ALPHABETIC (19 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ALPHABETICAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHABETICAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 329) | 265 | 329 | 248 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEPATICAL, PHACELIA, PITHBALL, BACHATA, PELLACH, PHABLET, BIATCH, HELLICAT, PACABLE, PATHIC, PHAEIC, ALETHIC and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PATCHABLE, ALECITHAL, CHIPLET, BETCHA, CALATHEA, CAPITELLA, BLECH, BICEP, CATH, CHAI, ECHT, TECH and 5 more, 17 in all.