Unscramble ENKERNEL and you have 50 words, ENKERNEL itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
E1N12K5E1R1N12E1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ENKERNEL by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 5 with 5, 16 with 4, 16 with 3 and 6 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with ENKERNEL letters: KNEELER, 11 points.
Keep every letter of ENKERNEL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with EN · ending in EL · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; KNEELER (11 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ENKERNEL is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENKERNEL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 50) | 33 | 50 | 32 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENKERNEL, KEELER, KENNER, KEREL, NERK, REKE, RENK, ERK, NEK, NEELE, RENNE, LERE and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EEK.
This word takes every letter of ENKERNEL plus a single extra one.