Unscramble GALACTICOS and you have 281 words, GALACTICOS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. CATALOGIC and GALACTICO are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GALACTICOS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 3 with 8, 26 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
8 of 26 7-letter words from GALACTICOS tie at 11 points; none scores more. CATALOG and COASTAL will look familiar.
Among 46 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GALACTICOS, the top score is 10, reached by 12. SOCIAL, CALICO and LOGICS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from GALACTICOS, 10 score 9 points, the group's best. COAST, CISCO and LOGIC are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words in GALACTICOS are led by ACCA, CACA and COCA, 8 points each. COST, CAST and ACTS are the familiar ones.
CAG, CIG and COG are the top 3-letter words made with GALACTICOS letters, 6 points each. ITS, GOT and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GALACTICOS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with GA · ending in OS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CATALOGIC (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts GALACTICOS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALACTICOS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 281) | 208 | 281 | 179 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 73 of them: GALACTICOS, GALACTICO, COSTALGIA, ACCOAST, ACCOILS, ACCOIL, CALIGOS, SACCOI, SCAGLIA, ACCAS, ATOCIAS, CAGOTS and 61 more. Words With Friends* skips 29 of them: CATALOGIC, OCICATS, OCICAT, LAOGAIS, ACAIS, AGITAS, ASIAGO, CALOS, CIGS, CLITS, LAOGAI, LOCIS and 17 more.