272 words come out when you unscramble GLADIOLES, starting with GLADIOLES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GALLISED, GLADIOLE and GOLIASED, 10 points each. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from GLADIOLES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Among 42 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GLADIOLES, the top score is 8, reached by 14. LADIES, DIALOG and ALLIED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from GLADIOLES, 24 score 7 points, the group's best. DEALS, DOLLS and LODGE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in GLADIOLES, the top score is 6, reached by 25. DOES, GOLD and DEAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with GLADIOLES letters, 8 score 5 points, the group's best. OLD, AGE and GOD are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GLADIOLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GL · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIALOGS, GALLIED and GEOIDAL (9 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GLADIOLES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADIOLES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 210 | 269 | 197 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GLADIOLES, GALLISED, GLADIOLE, GOLIASED, GOLDIES, GOLLIED, SILAGED, DEASOIL, DISLEAL, GALLISE, GOLLIES, LALDIES and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GALED, OLLIED, DOSAI, OLLIES, DESI, DOSA, AGS, DAS, EDS, GIS, GOS, ODA and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGOES, DAGOS and DAGO, 3 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of GLADIOLES spell the words below.