Unscramble ANIMALCULE and you have 300 words, ANIMALCULE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ANIMALCULE split into 1 with 10 letters, 7 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 9 letters.
10 of 30 7-letter words in ANIMALCULE tie at 11 points; none scores more. ALUMINA and ALUMNAE will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from ANIMALCULE, 19 score 10 points, the group's best. ANIMAL, MANUAL and ALUMNI are the ones most people know.
15 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ANIMALCULE tie at 9 points; none scores more. EMAIL, CLEAN and CLAIM will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with ANIMALCULE letters; 14 of them share the top score of 8. MAIL, MAIN and CALL are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ANIMALCULE tie at 7 points; none scores more. ALL, CAN and MAN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ANIMALCULE for another and you can spell these 5 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ANALCIME, CALAMINE and CAMELLIA (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ANIMALCULE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALCULE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 300) | 250 | 300 | 237 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAMAIEU, CNEMIAL, LIMACEL, CALIMA, ENCALM, MALEIC, CAMAN, CLAME, ALLICE, ALMAIN, AMELIA, ANCILE and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CULMINA, CULMEN, CALLUNA, CAMI, EMAIL, INCEL, MIC, MULIE, ACAI, LUMA, MANI, CAL and 1 more, 13 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of ANIMALCULE spell the words below.