Unscramble APPROXIMAL and you have 201 words, APPROXIMAL itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from APPROXIMAL split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 9 or 7 letters.
44 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROXIMAL; 4 of them share the top score of 14. ALARM, MARIA and MORAL are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from APPROXIMAL, MPOX leads with 15 points, then MAXI and MOXA on 13. MAIL, PALM and PAIR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with APPROXIMAL letters, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. MAP, AIR and MAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of APPROXIMAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AP · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PROXIMAL (19 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts APPROXIMAL, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROXIMAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 201) | 163 | 200 | 145 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APPROXIMAL, LIMAX, MALAX, ORIXA, APPAIR, IMPARL, APPRO, PARMA, PARIAL, PARP, PLAP, PLIM and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MPOX, IMPRO, APORIA, PIPA, APP, RAMAL, LIPA, LIPO, MARA, PALI, APO, MOI and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.