306 words come out when you unscramble ARCHIPELAGIC, starting with ARCHIPELAGIC itself: 22 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
A1R1C34H43I1P34E1L12A1G23I1C34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ARCHIPELAGIC by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 9, 6 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Among the 7-letter words from ARCHIPELAGIC, CAPICHE leads with 16 points, then GRAPHIC on 15 and ACALEPH on 14. REPLICA, GLACIER and CAPRICE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHIPELAGIC, 14 score 13 points, the group's best. CHARGE, CIRCLE and PALACE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHIPELAGIC; 13 of them share the top score of 12. CHEAP, CHAIR and REACH are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from ARCHIPELAGIC, the top score is 11, reached by 5. HELP, EACH and HAIR are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in ARCHIPELAGIC; 13 of them share the top score of 8. CAR, ICE and PIC are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ARCHIPELAGIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AR · ending in IC · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ACEPHALIC (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ARCHIPELAGIC works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHIPELAGIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 306) | 247 | 304 | 223 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
59 of the 306 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHACELIA, CHARPIE, PILCHER, CIRCLIP, CREACH, PHAEIC, RECHIP, ACHAGE, ALCHERA, ARCHAEI, CHACE, CHELP and 47 more. 23 of the 306 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ACEPHALIC, CAPICHE, EPARCHIAL, ACHIRAL, CHICA, GACHER, CHAGA, GELCAP, ARCHI, CERCAL, GACH, PACIER and 11 more. 1 of the 306 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: HARELIP. 1 of the 306 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.