264 words come out when you unscramble ANECDOTAL, starting with ANECDOTAL itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
A1N12E1C34D2O1T1A1L12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ANECDOTAL split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 14 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
ANECDOTA is the only one of the 8-letter words in ANECDOTAL; it scores 11 points.
Among 43 6-letter words from ANECDOTAL, the top score is 9, reached by 16. DENTAL, DONATE and LOCATE are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ANECDOTAL tie at 8 points; none scores more. DANCE, CLEAN and OCEAN will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in ANECDOTAL, 13 score 7 points, the group's best. DATE, DATA and CODE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with ANECDOTAL letters, CAD, COD and DOC tie for first at 6 points. CAN, END and OLD are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ANECDOTAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AN · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
The meaning of ANECDOTAL, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ANECDOTAL is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANECDOTAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 264) | 225 | 264 | 210 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACNODAL, CANTLED, COTLAND, COLTED, CAAED, ACTON, ANCLE, CLOTE, COATE, COND, DOLENT, ECAD and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CANTAL, COLTAN, DECAN, ONCET, TACAN, TELCO, CAL, DELT, ECO, LOC, TEC, DAN and 3 more, 15 in all.