Unscramble GELCAPS and you have 157 words, GELCAPS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GELCAP leads with 11 points. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. GELCAPS as a single 7-tile play makes 62 in Scrabble, 12 plus the 50 bonus, and 51 in Words With Friends (16 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GELCAPS split into 1 with 7 letters, 6 with 6, 35 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 10 with 2.
10 of 35 5-letter words in GELCAPS tie at 9 points; none scores more. PAGES, PLACE and SPACE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from GELCAPS, the top score is 8, reached by 9. PAGE, CASE and CAPE are the familiar ones.
Of the 45 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GELCAPS, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. AGE, GAS and SEA are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GELCAPS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with GE · ending in PS · all 7-letter words
GELCAPS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GELCAPS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GELCAPS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 157) | 134 | 157 | 127 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAPLES, CALPS, CAPLE, PAGLES, CALP, PAGLE, CAGS, CLAES, PELAS, SPAG, SPEAL, AESC and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GELCAPS, GELCAP, CLEGS, CLEG, CALS, CAL and AGS, 7 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of GELCAPS and one more.