Unscramble LEXICALISE and you have 207 words, LEXICALISE itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LEXICALISE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 8 with 7, 28 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 40 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
6 of 28 6-letter words made with LEXICALISE letters tie at 15 points; none scores more. ALLIES, EXCISE and LILIES will look familiar.
CALIX, EXCEL and EXECS share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LEXICALISE. SCALE, CELLS and CALLS are the ones most people know.
CALX and EXEC are the top 4-letter words from LEXICALISE, 13 points each. CASE, CALL and SALE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LEXICALISE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LE · ending in SE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CALIXES and LEXICAL (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LEXICALISE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEXICALISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 207) | 168 | 207 | 156 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
39 of the 207 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LEXICALISE, EXIES, SALIX, SAXE, ALLICES, CAILLES, ALLICE, CAILLE, ILICES, SIECLE, CAESE, CIELS and 27 more. 12 of the 207 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CALIXES, ALEXIC, LAXES, CALLEES, CELLIES, CALLEE, CEILIS, CELLIE, CEILI, CALS, CAL and LIAS.
These 3 words take every letter of LEXICALISE plus a single extra one.