Unscramble INSECTILE and you have 254 words, INSECTILE itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. INSECTILE has 1 anagram here, SELENITIC, scoring 11 like INSECTILE itself. NICETIES and CENTILES are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from INSECTILE by length: 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 20 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Of the 20 7-letter words from INSECTILE, 13 score 9 points, the group's best. LICENSE, CLIENTS and SILENCE are the ones most people know.
25 of 49 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTILE tie at 8 points; none scores more. SELECT, CLIENT and CITIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with INSECTILE letters, 27 score 7 points, the group's best. LINES, SCENE and ELITE are the ones most people know.
22 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INSECTILE tie at 6 points; none scores more. LIST, LINE and SEEN will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of INSECTILE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with IN · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SELENITIC (11 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INSECTILE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSECTILE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 201 | 254 | 181 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
53 of the 254 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LENTISC, CLINTS, CTENES, ILICES, INCLES, SCIENT, SIECLE, CIELS, CLIES, CLINT, CTENE, INCLE and 41 more. 20 of the 254 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SELENITIC, CEILIS, INCELS, CEILI, CLITS, ETICS, INCEL, LENITES, CLIT, INTELS, LENITE, TECS and 8 more.