Unscramble DIALECTALLY and you have 276 words, DIALECTALLY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. EDICTALLY is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2I1A1L12E1C34T1A1L12L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DIALECTALLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 5 with 8, 21 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 10 letters.
ALCAYDE, DACTYLI and EDACITY are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DIALECTALLY, 13 points each. IDEALLY, CITADEL and DIALECT will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words from DIALECTALLY, ACIDLY, CLAYED and DACTYL tie for first at 12 points. CALLED, DETAIL and ALLIED are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with DIALECTALLY letters, the top score is 11, reached by 6. DAILY, DELAY and YIELD are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DIALECTALLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. CITY, CALL and CELL will look familiar.
CAY, CLY and ICY share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words from DIALECTALLY. ALL, DAY and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DIALECTALLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LY · all 11-letter words
DIALECTALLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DIALECTALLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIALECTALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 276) | 215 | 276 | 202 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 276 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALLEYCAT, DAYTALE, YCLED, ALAYED, CETYL, EYLIAD, LAIDLY, YILLED, CALLID, CYTE, LALDY, LYTED and 49 more. 13 of the 276 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EDICTALLY, LACTEALLY, YCLAD, CELLY, TALCY, DACITE, LATILLA, ACAI, CLIT, CAL, TEC, DA and 1 more.