Unscramble DIFFERENTIAL and you have 400 words, DIFFERENTIAL itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DIFFERENTIAL split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 15 with 9, 48 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
DIFFERENTIA is the only one of the 11-letter words made with DIFFERENTIAL letters; it scores 18 points.
The 10-letter words in DIFFERENTIAL come to 2, each scoring 14 points.
DIFFERENT and FIELDFARE are the top 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFERENTIAL, 16 points each. AFTERLIFE will look familiar.
Among 48 8-letter words from DIFFERENTIAL, the top score is 15, reached by 5. RETAINED, DEFINITE and FILTERED are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words in DIFFERENTIAL; 6 of them share the top score of 14. FEDERAL, ALTERED and REFINED are everyday picks.
8 of 60 6-letter words made with DIFFERENTIAL letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. FRIEND, DEFINE and FAILED will look familiar.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFERENTIAL are led by DRAFF, EFFED and FIFED, 12 points each. AFTER, FIELD and FINAL are the familiar ones.
DAFF and DIFF are the top 4-letter words from DIFFERENTIAL, 11 points each. FIND, FILE and FEEL will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in DIFFERENTIAL, AFF, EFF and IFF tie for first at 9 points. END, RED and FAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DIFFERENTIAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FIELDFARE (16 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIFFERENTIAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFERENTIAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 400) | 323 | 398 | 298 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EFFRAIDE, INFEFTED, AFFIED, AFFEER, AFFRET, EFFEIR, FARFET, FEDELINI, FILANDER, FREDAINE, INFEFT, LENIFIED and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TRIFFID, DEFFER, NAFFED, NIFFED, NIFFIER, ANTILIFER, EFFED, INTERLEAF, NAFFER, DIFF, DELEAF, FADEIN and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI, 2 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DIFFERENTIAL and one more.