Unscramble GEOTACTIC and you have 138 words, GEOTACTIC itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
G23E1O1T1A1C34T1I1C34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GEOTACTIC by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 12 with 6, 17 with 5, 40 with 4, 48 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with GEOTACTIC letters: COGITATE, for 11 points.
CECA, COCA and ECCO share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GEOTACTIC. GATE, COAT and CIAO are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from GEOTACTIC are led by CAG, CIG and COG, 6 points each. GET, GOT and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GEOTACTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COGITATE, ECTATIC and TOCCATE (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GEOTACTIC works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOTACTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 138) | 104 | 138 | 94 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACCITE, GOETIC, TICCA, CAGOT, COGIE, ECCO, TIETAC, COATE, ATOC, CAG, CITO, COIT and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OCICAT, GOETTA, CIG, GOTTA, ECO, GITE, TEC, GI, OI and TE, 10 in all.