Unscramble DICTATORIAL to get 273 words. DICTATORIAL itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. CAROTIDAL is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DICTATORIAL by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 23 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among 23 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTATORIAL, the top score is 10, reached by 11. RADICAL, CAROTID and CORDIAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 39 6-letter words from DICTATORIAL, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. RACIAL, ITALIC and TAILOR are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in DICTATORIAL; 16 of them share the top score of 8. ACTOR, CAROL and CORAL are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DICTATORIAL letters, the top score is 7, reached by 12. DATA, CARD and CART are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTATORIAL, 4 score 6 points, the group's best. CAR, ART and OLD are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DICTATORIAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in AL · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAROTIDAL (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DICTATORIAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICTATORIAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 205 | 273 | 190 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARCTIID, ARCTOID, TRITICAL, CORTILI, COTTID, CROTALA, TRIATIC, ATOCIA, CALID, CARDI, CARLOT, COAITA and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAROTIDAL, DILATATOR, CARDIO, ACAI, ACRO, CLIT, CRIA, CRIT, CAL, LOC, ODA, ARO and 3 more, 15 in all.