Unscramble LATECOMER and you have 281 words, LATECOMER itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
L12A1T1E1C34O1M34E1R1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LATECOMER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 15 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
15 of 60 6-letter words from LATECOMER tie at 10 points; none scores more. CREATE, REMOTE and ORACLE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LATECOMER, the top score is 9, reached by 19. CLEAR, METAL and CREAM are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LATECOMER tie at 8 points; none scores more. CARE, COME and CART will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from LATECOMER are led by CAM, MAC and MOC, 7 points each. ARE, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LATECOMER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
What LATECOMER means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LATECOMER, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATECOMER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 281) | 227 | 281 | 209 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAMELOT, CAROMEL, MEERCAT, AMORCE, CAMOTE, CAREME, COMART, MERCAT, CLAME, CLOAM, CORAM, CRAME and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORMLET, TELECOM, CROTALE, CAMO, MERC, OMERTA, RECOAT, METOL, ACRO, CERT, CAL, ECO and 6 more, 18 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of LATECOMER plus a single extra one.