Unscramble METALEPTICAL and you have 336 words, METALEPTICAL itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. METALEPTIC is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from METALEPTICAL split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 25 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 11 letters.
METALEPTIC is the only one of the 10-letter words made with METALEPTICAL letters; it scores 16 points.
PELMATIC and PLACEMAT share the top score of 14 among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble METALEPTICAL. TEMPLATE, METALLIC and PLATELET are the ones most people know.
EMPLACE tops the 7-letter words from METALEPTICAL at 13 points; next come CALIPEE and CAMELIA on 11. CAPITAL, CLIMATE and LATTICE will look familiar.
CAMPLE and IMPACT share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words made with METALEPTICAL letters. TEMPLE, PALACE and CATTLE are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble METALEPTICAL, CAMPI and CLAMP tie for first at 11 points. EMAIL, PLACE and PEACE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from METALEPTICAL, CAMP leads with 10 points, then ACME and CALM on 8. ITEM, CALL and CELL are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 3-letter words in METALEPTICAL tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAP, ACT and CAT will look familiar.
This word has the length of METALEPTICAL, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with ME · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PLACEMAT (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: METALEPTICAL 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METALEPTICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 336) | 269 | 336 | 251 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
67 of the 336 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METALEPTICAL, METALEPTIC, PELMATIC, CALLTIME, CAMPLE, CAPELLET, EMETICAL, EMICATE, IMPLATE, IMPLETE, LIMACEL, PALMIET and 55 more. 18 of the 336 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PLACEMAT, CAPITELLA, TELEMATIC, LAMPLIT, PATELLATE, METICA, EPILATE, PALEATE, CALLEE, CAMI, CELLIE, EMAIL and 6 more.