241 words come out when you unscramble DICTIONAL, starting with DICTIONAL itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 5 of them, DIATONIC, ACTINOID and ANTICOLD included. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DICTIONAL split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 8 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Of the 22 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTIONAL, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. ACTION, ITALIC and CATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from DICTIONAL, the top score is 8, reached by 13. IDIOT, TIDAL and IONIC are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with DICTIONAL letters; 10 of them share the top score of 7. LAND, COLD and LOAD are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTIONAL tie at 6 points; none scores more. NOT, CAN and OLD will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DICTIONAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
The meaning of DICTIONAL, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DICTIONAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICTIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 196 | 241 | 185 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
45 of the 241 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COTLAND, TALIONIC, CALID, DIACT, DINIC, ACTON, CITAL, CLINT, COND, CONIA, DICT, DOLINA and 33 more. 11 of the 241 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ALTCOIN, CNIDA, COLTAN, CLIT, CAL, DINO, LOC, DAN, ODA, DA and OI.