Unscramble CLADODES to get 215 words. CLADODES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 11 points, SCOLDED, SCALDED and CLADODE among them. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CLADODES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 16 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 17 with 2.
CODED and DECAD share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words from CLADODES. CLOSE, DEALS and SCALE are the ones most people know.
16 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CLADODES tie at 7 points; none scores more. DOES, CODE and CASE will look familiar.
CAD, COD and DOC share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words in CLADODES. ADD, OLD and SEA are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CLADODES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CL · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
CLADODES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CLADODES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLADODES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 179 | 215 | 165 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 36 of them: DECADS, DECAD, DOLCES, COSED, DALEDS, ECADS, ALCOS, CLAES, DALED, ECAD, ECOD, SADDO and 24 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: CALOS, CALS, ECOS, LOCS, SOCA, CAL, DOSA, ECO, LOC, SOC, DAS, EDS and 2 more.
This word takes every letter of CLADODES plus a single extra one.