Unscramble DIALECTICIAN to get 338 words. DIALECTICIAN itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. ACCIDENTAL and ADIACTINIC are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 12 letters, 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DIALECTICIAN split into 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 11 with 9, 19 with 8, 38 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 11 letters.
ACCIDENTAL and ADIACTINIC are the top 10-letter words in DIALECTICIAN, 15 points each.
Among the 8-letter words from DIALECTICIAN, ACCIDENT, CALCINED and DANCICAL tie for first at 13 points. INDICATE is an everyday pick.
Among 38 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DIALECTICIAN, the top score is 12, reached by 6. INITIAL, CITADEL and DIALECT are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIALECTICIAN tie at 11 points; none scores more. CLIENT, CANCEL and CLINIC will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from DIALECTICIAN, the top score is 9, reached by 6. DANCE, CLEAN and CITED are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words in DIALECTICIAN, ACCA, CACA and CECA tie for first at 8 points. DATE, DATA and NICE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with DIALECTICIAN letters are led by CAD and CID, 6 points each. CAN, END and LET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DIALECTICIAN for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in AN · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACCIDENTAL (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIALECTICIAN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIALECTICIAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 338) | 272 | 338 | 249 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
66 of the 338 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ADIACTINIC, DANCICAL, ACCITED, DIACTINAL, ACCEND, CALCED, DIACTINE, INDICIAL, ACCITE, AIDANCE, ANICCA, CANTLED and 54 more. 23 of the 338 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DIACTINIC, ANALECTIC, LACINIATED, TICCED, CNIDAE, DACITE, DECANI, CANTAL, CENTAI, CNIDA, DECAN, CEILI and 11 more.
With one more tile, the letters of DIALECTICIAN spell the words below.