177 words come out when you unscramble EPICLESIS, starting with EPICLESIS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. ECLIPSES and ECLIPSIS are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from EPICLESIS split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 25 with 6, 47 with 5, 59 with 4, 29 with 3 and 8 with 2.
Among 25 6-letter words from EPICLESIS, the top score is 10, reached by 7. PIECES, SLEEPS and SPICES are the familiar ones.
10 of 47 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EPICLESIS tie at 9 points; none scores more. PIECE, CLIPS and SLEEP will look familiar.
Of the 59 4-letter words made with EPICLESIS letters, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. LESS, PICS and CLIP are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of EPICLESIS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ECLIPSES and ECLIPSIS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EPICLESIS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPICLESIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 177) | 140 | 177 | 135 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
37 of the 177 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EPICLESIS, CLEEPS, CLIPES, CLEEP, CLIPE, SIECLES, ILICES, SIECLE, CESSE, CIELS, CLIES, LEEPS and 25 more. 5 of the 177 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CEILIS, CEILI, LIPE, SEPS and ESSE.
These 3 words take every letter of EPICLESIS plus a single extra one.