438 words come out when you unscramble CLASSIFICATORY, starting with CLASSIFICATORY itself: 24 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is FARCICALITY, 21 points. 14 letters: 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CLASSIFICATORY by length: 1 with 14 letters, 2 with 11, 10 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 13 or 12 letters.
FARCICALITY scores highest among the 11-letter words made with CLASSIFICATORY letters at 21 points, ahead of SACROILIACS on 15.
CALORICITY tops the 10-letter words in CLASSIFICATORY at 17 points; next come FACIALISTS and FACTORIALS on 15.
CALORIFIC, CLASSIFIC and FASCISTIC share the top score of 16 among the 9-letter words from CLASSIFICATORY. SOCIALIST, SARCASTIC and CATALYSIS are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CLASSIFICATORY, CLASSIFY, CRAFTILY and FACILITY tie for first at 16 points. CRITICAL, FLORISTS and CRYSTALS are everyday picks.
CALCIFY tops the 7-letter words in CLASSIFICATORY at 17 points; next come CLARIFY and COALIFY on 15. FACTORS, CRYSTAL and FACTORY will look familiar.
CITIFY, CLIFTY and CRAFTY share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words made with CLASSIFICATORY letters. LYRICS, FACTOR and CRAFTS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CLASSIFICATORY is FARCY, 13 points; ACCOY and CYCAS on 12 follow. FACTS, CRAFT and FORTY are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from CLASSIFICATORY, OCCY leads with 11 points, then FAYS and FLAY on 10. CITY, FAST and FACT are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in CLASSIFICATORY; 4 of them share the top score of 9. CAR, SAY and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CLASSIFICATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with CL · ending in RY · all 14-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FARCICALITY (21 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CLASSIFICATORY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASSIFICATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 438) | 333 | 433 | 303 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CALORICITY, CLASSIFIC, FACIALISTS, LACTIFIC, ROYALISTIC, SACRIFY, SOLFATARIC, ACCLOYS, ASYSTOLIC, CLIFTY, COYSTRILS, FACIALIST and 88 more, 100 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FLORISTICS, TRIFACIALS, CARIOSITY, FISCALIST, FRASCATIS, SATYRICAL, TRIFACIAL, ACRITICAL, FASCITIS, FRASCATI, ISOSTACY, ACTORLY and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: OFAYS and OFAY, 2 in all.