Unscramble LAPIDISTS and you have 231 words, LAPIDISTS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are LAPIDIST and PLASTIDS, 11 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LAPIDISTS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 18 with 2.
26 6-letter words from LAPIDISTS; 5 of them share the top score of 9. SPLITS, LIPIDS and DISTAL are everyday picks.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LAPIDISTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. LISTS, SPLIT and LASTS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LAPIDISTS, the top score is 7, reached by 6. SAID, PAST and TIPS are the familiar ones.
DAP, DIP and PAD are the top 3-letter words from LAPIDISTS, 6 points each. ITS, SAT and ASS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of LAPIDISTS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
LAPIDISTS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LAPIDISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPIDISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 195 | 231 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
36 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPALDS, SPALD, SPALTS, SPIALS, STIPAS, DITALS, PLAST, SAIDST, SLAIDS, SPALT, SPIAL, STAPS and 24 more. 9 of the 231 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LIPAS, PALIS, LIPA, PALI, LASSI, PST, DAS, ATS and DA.