Unscramble MACHICOLATED and you have 393 words, MACHICOLATED itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DOCHMIACAL and MACHICOLATE, 20 points each. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MACHICOLATED split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 10 with 9, 34 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 43 with 2.
MACHICOLATE is the only one of the 11-letter words made with MACHICOLATED letters; it scores 20 points.
DOCHMIACAL tops the 10-letter words in MACHICOLATED at 20 points; next come CATHODICAL and METHODICAL on 18.
CHOLAEMIC, MACCHIATO and MAILCOACH share the top score of 18 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble MACHICOLATED. ACCLAIMED is the one most people know.
The best of the 8-letter words from MACHICOLATED is DOCHMIAC, 18 points; ALCHEMIC and CHEMICAL on 17 follow. ACADEMIC and CATHOLIC are everyday picks.
MACCHIA and MACCHIE share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MACHICOLATED. CLAIMED, ETHICAL and MATCHED are the ones most people know.
CHACMA and CHEMIC are the top 6-letter words from MACHICOLATED, 15 points each. METHOD, CHOICE and CACHED will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in MACHICOLATED, 23 score 12 points, the group's best. CHILD, MATCH and COACH are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 4-letter words made with MACHICOLATED letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. HOME, EACH and TECH will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MACHICOLATED, 16 score 8 points, the group's best. HAD, HOT and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MACHICOLATED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with MA · ending in ED · all 12-letter words
MACHICOLATED first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MACHICOLATED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACHICOLATED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 393) | 308 | 392 | 273 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOCHMIACAL, CATHODICAL, CHOLAEMIC, DOCHMIAC, MAILCOACH, CHOLAEMIA, CLATCHED, CATCHED, CHAMELOT, CHOLEMIA, CLACHED, HAEMATOID and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MACHICOLATE, MACCHIATO, CHICALOTE, CHICOT, MATCHA, CAMELID, CATHED, CHICA, MOCHI, CHEM, CHOC, MECH and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.