Unscramble ECCENTRICAL to get 348 words. ECCENTRICAL itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. ECCENTRIC is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ECCENTRICAL by length: 1 with 11 letters, 7 with 9, 23 with 8, 55 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The best of the 8-letter words made with ECCENTRICAL letters is ECLECTIC, 14 points; ACENTRIC and CALCRETE on 12 follow. ELECTRIC, RELIANCE and CLARINET are everyday picks.
10 of 55 7-letter words from ECCENTRICAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. ARTICLE, CENTRAL and CERTAIN will look familiar.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ECCENTRICAL is CALCIC, 12 points; ACCENT and ACCITE on 10 follow. CENTER, CREATE and CENTRE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from ECCENTRICAL, the top score is 9, reached by 9. CLEAR, CLEAN and ELECT are the familiar ones.
CECA and ECCE are the top 4-letter words in ECCENTRICAL, 8 points each. CARE, CART and NICE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with ECCENTRICAL letters, the top score is 5, reached by 15. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ECCENTRICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with EC · ending in AL · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ECLECTIC (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ECCENTRICAL, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECCENTRICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 348) | 279 | 348 | 260 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ECCENTRICAL, CANCELIER, CLERICATE, CREANCE, CREATIC, ACCITE, CARELINE, CINEREAL, CANTIER, CINCT, CINEREA, CRAIC and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CENTRICAL, CALCRETE, LACERTINE, RECLINATE, CERCAL, TACRINE, TALCIER, CENTAI, INCEL, RECIT, CERT, CLIT and 7 more, 19 in all.