Unscramble ETHNOLOGICAL and you have 412 words, ETHNOLOGICAL itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
E1T1H43N12O1L12O1G23I1C34A1L12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ETHNOLOGICAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 5 with 10, 21 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
Every one of the 3 11-letter words made with ETHNOLOGICAL letters scores 17. THEOLOGICAL is an everyday pick.
ETHNOLOGIC scores highest among the 10-letter words in ETHNOLOGICAL at 16 points, ahead of THEOLOGIAN on 14 and ENOLOGICAL on 13.
Among 21 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ETHNOLOGICAL, the top score is 15, reached by 7.
8 of 45 8-letter words from ETHNOLOGICAL tie at 14 points; none scores more. LOCATION, CLOTHING and TEACHING will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from ETHNOLOGICAL, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. CALLING, ALCOHOL and HEATING are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in ETHNOLOGICAL; 7 of them share the top score of 12. CHANGE, LENGTH and ACTING are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with ETHNOLOGICAL letters, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. CHINA, CHAIN and TEACH are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ETHNOLOGICAL, CHOG and GACH tie for first at 10 points. EACH, TECH and CHAT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from ETHNOLOGICAL, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. CAN, HOT and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ETHNOLOGICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with ET · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
ETHNOLOGICAL first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ETHNOLOGICAL is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETHNOLOGICAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 412) | 333 | 411 | 288 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: THEOGONICAL, ETHOLOGIC, NEOGOTHIC, HOLOCAINE, CHAINLET, ETHANOIC, GALOCHE, HELLICAT, HOOLICAN, HOTELLING, NEOLOGICAL, ALETHIC and 67 more, 79 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HALOGENIC, LONGCLOTH, LICHGATE, CATHING, CHATLINE, OOLICHAN, GOTCHA, CHING, GATCH, GINCH, GITCH, GOLIATH and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLO.
These 2 words take every letter of ETHNOLOGICAL plus a single extra one.