252 words come out when you unscramble APOCALYPTIC, starting with APOCALYPTIC itself: 22 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. CAPACITY is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from APOCALYPTIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 8, 19 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
COPYCAT tops the 7-letter words made with APOCALYPTIC letters at 16 points; next come OPACITY and PLATYPI on 14. CAPITAL, OPTICAL and TYPICAL will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble APOCALYPTIC, PAPACY leads with 15 points, then ACCLOY and ATYPIC on 13. POLICY, LAPTOP and CAPITA are the familiar ones.
COPPY and PICCY are the top 5-letter words from APOCALYPTIC, 14 points each. TOPIC, APPLY and PILOT will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in APOCALYPTIC, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. CITY, PLAY and COPY are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with APOCALYPTIC letters, the top score is 8, reached by 9. TOP, ACT and PAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of APOCALYPTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with AP · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CAPACITY (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept APOCALYPTIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APOCALYPTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 252) | 195 | 252 | 176 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
57 of the 252 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COPPY, PICCY, POLYACT, ACCLOY, PLACCAT, POLACCA, ACCOY, APPAY, TOPPY, YACCA, APPALTI, APPALTO and 45 more. 19 of the 252 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PICCATA, COPAY, PACY, PITAYA, OCICAT, TALCY, CAPOT, COPI, PIPA, APP, OATY, ACAI and 7 more.