Unscramble LAPIDESCENT and you have 427 words, LAPIDESCENT itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 9 shorter words score 14, among them INSPECTED, DEPEINCTS and ENCLASPED. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from LAPIDESCENT by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in LAPIDESCENT: PLASTICENE, 14 points.
Among 32 9-letter words made with LAPIDESCENT letters, the top score is 14, reached by 8. PENALTIES and INSPECTED are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 8-letter words from LAPIDESCENT tie at 13 points; none scores more. DISTANCE, LICENSED and PATIENCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LAPIDESCENT, 13 score 12 points, the group's best. SPECIAL, PLASTIC and CANDLES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LAPIDESCENT; 12 of them share the top score of 11. PLACES, PLACED and PIECES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from LAPIDESCENT are led by CAPED and PACED, 10 points each. PLACE, SPACE and PEACE are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in LAPIDESCENT; 17 of them share the top score of 8. PICS, PAID and DEEP are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with LAPIDESCENT letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. CAN, ACT and CAT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LAPIDESCENT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with LA · ending in NT · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with ENCLASPED, INCLASPED, INSPECTED, SPANCELED and SPECIATED (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LAPIDESCENT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPIDESCENT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 427) | 342 | 427 | 323 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAPIDESCENT, DEPEINCTS, PENDICLES, PLACIDEST, ASPECTED, CAPELINES, DEPEINCT, DISPEACE, DISPENCE, PECTINALS, PECTINEAL, PECTISED and 73 more, 85 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ENDCAPS, PLANESIDE, SPECTED, DANCIEST, ENDCAP, EPILATED, PACIEST, PICANTE, DENTALISE, PLICAS, SPECT, DEPS and 7 more, 19 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of LAPIDESCENT and one more.