Unscramble DIACRITICAL to get 211 words. DIACRITICAL itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2I1A1C34R1I1T1I1C34A1L12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DIACRITICAL by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 26 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 40 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIACRITICAL, ACIDIC and CICADA tie for first at 11 points. RACIAL, ITALIC and CRITIC are everyday picks.
Among 54 5-letter words in DIACRITICAL, the top score is 9, reached by 5. TRIAL, TRAIL and CARAT are the familiar ones.
ACCA and CACA are the top 4-letter words made with DIACRITICAL letters, 8 points each. DATA, CARD and CART will look familiar.
CAD and CID share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DIACRITICAL. CAR, ART and AIR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DIACRITICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in AL · all 11-letter words
DIACRITICAL 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 DIACRITICAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIACRITICAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 211) | 161 | 211 | 151 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARCTIID, CARACT, CRAIC, TICCA, ACCA, CALID, CARDI, DIACT, DIARIAL, ILIACI, IRIDIAL, RIDIC and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ACRITICAL, ACRATIC, ACAI, CLIT, CRIA, CRIT, CAL, RAITA, DA and RAI, 10 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DIACRITICAL spell the words below.