387 words come out when you unscramble LEPIDOPTERON, starting with LEPIDOPTERON itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. DOPPLERITE is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LEPIDOPTERON by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in LEPIDOPTERON: INTERLOOPED, for 14 points.
DOPPLERITE tops the 10-letter words made with LEPIDOPTERON letters at 15 points; next comes INTERLOPED on 13.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble LEPIDOPTERON, PEREIOPOD leads with 14 points, then PREOPTION on 13 and DEPLETION on 12.
10 of 39 8-letter words from LEPIDOPTERON tie at 13 points; none scores more. ORIENTED and DELETION will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LEPIDOPTERON, 12 score 12 points, the group's best. PRINTED, POINTED and REPLIED are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from LEPIDOPTERON; 15 of them share the top score of 11. PEOPLE, PERIOD and OPENED are everyday picks.
PIPED scores highest among the 5-letter words in LEPIDOPTERON at 10 points, ahead of EPOPT and IPPON on 9. PETER, PILOT and PRIDE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with LEPIDOPTERON letters, the top score is 8, reached by 13. OPEN, DEEP and DROP are the familiar ones.
PEP, PIP and POP are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LEPIDOPTERON, 7 points each. TOP, END and OLD will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LEPIDOPTERON but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; LIPPENED, LIPPERED, LOPPERED, PEREOPOD, PROPINED, PROPONED and PTEROPOD (13 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LEPIDOPTERON is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEPIDOPTERON itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 387) | 303 | 387 | 275 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LEPIDOPTERON, DOPPLERITE, NIPPERED, PREPONED, TRIPPLED, DROPPLE, EPIPLOON, PEPERINO, RONEPIPE, DOPPER, DOPPIE, DOPPIO and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INTERLOOPED, PREOPTION, DROPTOP, REPOINTED, INTERLOOP, POOPIER, TROPEOLIN, INOTROPE, LOPPET, PEPINO, PRETOLD, TROPPO and 16 more, 28 in all.
This word takes every letter of LEPIDOPTERON plus a single extra one.