Unscramble DIVERTICULAR and you have 373 words, DIVERTICULAR itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. DIVERTICULA is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DIVERTICULAR by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 15 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
DIVERTICULA is the only one of the 11-letter words in DIVERTICULAR; it scores 17 points.
Of the 15 9-letter words made with DIVERTICULAR letters, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. LUCRATIVE is the one most people know.
Among 32 8-letter words from DIVERTICULAR, the top score is 14, reached by 5. CRITERIA, VERTICAL and RIDICULE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERTICULAR, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. CARRIED, ARRIVED and TRIVIAL are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERTICULAR, the top score is 12, reached by 7. CREDIT, DIRECT and ACTIVE are the familiar ones.
CAVED and VICED are the top 5-letter words from DIVERTICULAR, 11 points each. DRIVE, VALID and CIVIL will look familiar.
CAVE, CIVE and VICE share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words in DIVERTICULAR. CARD, LIVE and ACID are the ones most people know.
VAC tops the 3-letter words made with DIVERTICULAR letters at 8 points; next come DEV and DIV on 7. CAR, ACT and RED will look familiar.
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LARVICIDE, VICTUALED and VIRUCIDAL (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIVERTICULAR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIVERTICULAR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 373) | 297 | 373 | 282 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 76 of them: CURVATED, VICARLIER, VICIATED, CURVITAL, CAITIVE, CALIVER, CURVATE, LEVITIC, VELARIC, VICIATE, CALVER, CAVIER and 64 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: CRITERIAL, TARDIVE, LUCIDER, VAREC, DACITE, DEVI, CRED, ERUV, VID, CAL, CRU, TEC and 3 more.