Unscramble GLADIOLAR and you have 190 words, GLADIOLAR itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GAILLARD, GALLIARD and GLADIOLA, 10 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GLADIOLAR by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 5 with 7, 16 with 6, 37 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words from GLADIOLAR, ALGID, DARGA and GARDA tie for first at 7 points. RADIO, GRILL and DRILL are everyday picks.
14 of 60 4-letter words in GLADIOLAR tie at 6 points; none scores more. ROAD, GOLD and GIRL will look familiar.
49 3-letter words made with GLADIOLAR letters; 6 of them share the top score of 5. ALL, OLD and AIR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of GLADIOLAR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GL · ending in AR · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GALLIARD and GLADIOLA (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: GLADIOLAR is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADIOLAR itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 190) | 148 | 189 | 133 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
41 of the 190 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GAILLARD, ALOGIA, DARGA, GARIAL, GOLLAR, LAROID, RIGOLL, AGILA, AROLLA, DARG, DOLIA, DROIL and 29 more. 16 of the 190 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GLADIOLAR, RAGDOLL, GARDAI, GARDA, LAOGAI, AGRO, LOID, ROID, ODA, ORG, ARO, DA and 4 more. 1 of the 190 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGO.