Unscramble DIATOMACEOUS and you have 382 words, DIATOMACEOUS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 7 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DIATOMACEOUS split into 1 with 12 letters, 7 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
12 of 32 8-letter words made with DIATOMACEOUS letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. DOMESTIC and OUTCOMES will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from DIATOMACEOUS, 15 score 12 points, the group's best. OUTCOME, COSTUME and SOMATIC are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIATOMACEOUS, the top score is 11, reached by 15. CUSTOM, ATOMIC and MOSAIC are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIATOMACEOUS tie at 10 points; none scores more. MUSIC, COMES and CODES will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from DIATOMACEOUS; 23 of them share the top score of 8. CODE, COME and CAME are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words in DIATOMACEOUS, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. ACT, CUT and CAT are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of DIATOMACEOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ACETAMIDS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIATOMACEOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIATOMACEOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 382) | 303 | 382 | 274 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 79 of them: ACADEMIST, CAMOODIS, CUSTOMED, CAMOODI, COOMIEST, COSMOID, DOTCOMS, MICATED, MUSCOID, SCOTOMIA, ACMITES, CAMAIEU and 67 more. Words With Friends* skips 29 of them: COMEDIST, COSMID, DOOMIEST, METICAS, MOSCATO, COADIES, COMSAT, DACITES, DEMIC, DOUCEST, METICA, SATCOM and 17 more.