Unscramble INSECTICIDAL and you have 412 words, INSECTICIDAL itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
I1N12S1E1C34T1I1C34I1D2A1L12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from INSECTICIDAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 7 with 10, 30 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 11 letters.
CLITICISED, DIALECTICS and DICACITIES are the top 10-letter words in INSECTICIDAL, 15 points each. IDEALISTIC will look familiar.
Among 30 9-letter words made with INSECTICIDAL letters, the top score is 14, reached by 5. INDICATES, IDENTICAL and ACCIDENTS are the familiar ones.
45 8-letter words from INSECTICIDAL; 6 of them share the top score of 13. DISTANCE, INDICATE and ACCIDENT are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTICIDAL, the top score is 12, reached by 7. CANDLES, CLINICS and INDICES are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 6-letter words in INSECTICIDAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. CANCEL, CLINIC and CANDLE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with INSECTICIDAL letters, the top score is 9, reached by 5. DANCE, CITED and CENTS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTICIDAL is CECA, 8 points; ACED and ACID on 7 follow. CASE, NICE and DISC are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from INSECTICIDAL are led by CAD and CID, 6 points each. CAN, END and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of INSECTICIDAL for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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INSECTICIDAL first, then short meanings for the 6 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. INSECTICIDAL is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSECTICIDAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 412) | 332 | 412 | 306 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
80 of the 412 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLITICISED, DICACITIES, CALIDITIES, CLITICISE, DISCINCT, ACCENDS, ACCITED, ANTICISED, CAECITIS, DIACTINES, SILICATED, ACCEND and 68 more. 26 of the 412 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DIACTINIC, DEICTICS, DECLINIST, DANCIEST, TICCED, CANISTEL, DACITES, DENIALIST, CISTED, CNIDAE, DACITE, DECANI and 14 more.
With one more tile, the letters of INSECTICIDAL spell the words below.