Unscramble GELASTIC to get 241 words. GELASTIC itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 11 points: GESTICAL. ALGESIC, ALGETIC and CAGIEST are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GELASTIC split into 2 with 8 letters, 13 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
The 6-letter words from GELASTIC are led by GESTIC, GLACES and GLACIS, 9 points each. CASTLE and CLEATS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GELASTIC tie at 8 points; none scores more. SCALE, GATES and SLICE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GELASTIC; 6 of them share the top score of 7. CASE, GETS and CAST are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from GELASTIC are led by CAG and CIG, 6 points each. GET, ITS and LET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GELASTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with GE · ending in IC · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GESTICAL (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GELASTIC 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GELASTIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 191 | 241 | 170 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
50 of the 241 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GELASTIC, ALGESIC, ALGETIC, ASTELIC, SALICET, AGILEST, CITALS, LACETS, SCLATE, TAIGLES, CAGS, CIELS and 38 more. 21 of the 241 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CLEGS, GELATIS, CIGS, CLEG, CLITS, ETICS, CALS, CIG, CLIT, GITES, SIGLA, TECS and 9 more.
These 4 words take every letter of GELASTIC plus a single extra one.