Unscramble EMPIRICAL and you have 254 words, EMPIRICAL itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EMPIRICAL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 19 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with EMPIRICAL letters: IMPERIAL, 12 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPIRICAL are led by CAMPER and CAMPLE, 12 points each. PARCEL, MAILER and PRIMAL are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words from EMPIRICAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. PRICE, EMAIL and PLACE will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in EMPIRICAL, CAMP leads with 10 points, then ACME and CALM on 8. CARE, CAME and PALM are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words made with EMPIRICAL letters; 12 of them share the top score of 7. ARE, MAP and CAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EMPIRICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EM · ending in AL · all 9-letter words
What EMPIRICAL means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EMPIRICAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPIRICAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 211 | 253 | 200 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAMPLE, CALMIER, CIMELIA, LIPEMIA, CIMIER, CRAPLE, EMPARL, IMPARL, LAMPER, MALEIC, PALMIE, PREMIA and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PACIER, CAPRI, CAMI, MERC, PERC, CEILI, EMAIL, MIC, CRIA and CAL, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.
This word takes every letter of EMPIRICAL plus a single extra one.