Unscramble EUCLIDEAN and you have 270 words, EUCLIDEAN itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EUCLIDEAN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 18 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
11 of 18 7-letter words made with EUCLIDEAN letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. INCLUDE, DECLINE and CLEANED will look familiar.
Among 46 6-letter words from EUCLIDEAN, the top score is 9, reached by 18. CANDLE, DENIAL and INDUCE are the familiar ones.
26 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EUCLIDEAN tie at 8 points; none scores more. DANCE, CLEAN and IDEAL will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EUCLIDEAN, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. NICE, IDEA and DEAL are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from EUCLIDEAN are led by CAD, CID and CUD, 6 points each. CAN, END and DUE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EUCLIDEAN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EU · ending in AN · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with AUDIENCE and DULCINEA (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EUCLIDEAN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUCLIDEAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 270) | 214 | 270 | 198 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: AEDICULE, NUCLEIDE, ELANCED, LAUNCED, CANDIE, CIELED, DELICE, INCEDE, UNCLED, ANCILE, CADEE, CADIE and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: DULCIAN, CNIDAE, DECANI, UNICED, CNIDA, DECAN, DULCE, INCEL, UNICA, CAL, DENI, DAN and 4 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of EUCLIDEAN and one more.