311 words come out when you unscramble CATOPTRICS, starting with CATOPTRICS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34A1T1O1P34T1R1I1C34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CATOPTRICS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 13 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CATOPTRICS, CAPROIC and PRACTIC tie for first at 13 points. TACTICS, PATRIOT and APRICOT are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from CATOPTRICS, CAPRIC leads with 12 points, then ACCOST and ARCTIC on 10. TOPICS, SCRIPT and STATIC are the familiar ones.
38 of 60 5-letter words made with CATOPTRICS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. TOPIC, COAST and CISCO will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CATOPTRICS, 17 score 8 points, the group's best. PART, COST and CART are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words from CATOPTRICS tie at 7 points; none scores more. TOP, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CATOPTRICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CA · ending in CS · all 10-letter words
What CATOPTRICS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CATOPTRICS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATOPTRICS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 253 | 309 | 223 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SARCOPTIC, PRACTICS, CAPROIC, PATRICOS, STICCATO, APTOTIC, COPITAS, PATRICO, SCORIAC, COPITA, CRAICS, PICRAS and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CATOPTRICS, OCICATS, CAPOTS, OCICAT, CAPOT, CAPRI, CIRCS, SCOPA, COPI, PITOTS, PITTAS, ACROS and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.