180 words come out when you unscramble LANCELIKE, starting with LANCELIKE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. LACELIKE is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from LANCELIKE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 20 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with LANCELIKE letters: LACELIKE, for 14 points.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in LANCELIKE: NACELLE, 9 points.
Among 38 5-letter words from LANCELIKE, the top score is 11, reached by 7. CLEAN, ALIEN and ALIKE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with LANCELIKE letters; 6 of them share the top score of 10. LIKE, LINK and CALL are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LANCELIKE are led by ACK and ICK, 9 points each. ALL, CAN and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LANCELIKE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in KE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LACELIKE (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LANCELIKE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCELIKE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 180) | 142 | 180 | 134 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
37 of the 180 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LANCELIKE, ALECK, CLEIK, ICKLE, LAKIN, ALLICE, ANCILE, CAILLE, ELANCE, IKAN, KAIE, KALI and 25 more. 9 of the 180 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CANKLE, ACK, ALKIE, CALLEE, CELLIE, EEK, INCEL, KI and CAL. 1 of the 180 answers is missing from Scrabble US: NELLIE.