416 words come out when you unscramble NUCLEOTIDES, starting with NUCLEOTIDES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NUCLEOTIDES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 19 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words in NUCLEOTIDES scores 13. NUCLEOTIDE is an everyday pick.
Among 19 9-letter words made with NUCLEOTIDES letters, the top score is 12, reached by 14. SELECTION, ELECTIONS and CONSULTED are the familiar ones.
33 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble NUCLEOTIDES tie at 11 points; none scores more. INCLUDES, DISCOUNT and ELECTION will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from NUCLEOTIDES, 56 score 10 points, the group's best. INCLUDE, NOTICED and DECLINE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in NUCLEOTIDES; 53 of them share the top score of 9. SECOND, CLIENT and CLOSED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with NUCLEOTIDES letters, 45 score 8 points, the group's best. CODES, CLOUD and CITED are the ones most people know.
26 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble NUCLEOTIDES tie at 7 points; none scores more. CODE, COST and COLD will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from NUCLEOTIDES; 4 of them share the top score of 6. END, OLD and DUE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NUCLEOTIDES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with NU · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by NUCLEOSIDE (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. NUCLEOTIDES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUCLEOTIDES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 416) | 329 | 416 | 311 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
87 of the 416 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CELSITUDE, NUCLEIDES, CONSULTEE, COTELINES, DEONTICS, DOCILEST, DOUCINES, DULCITES, ELOCUTED, ENCLOUDS, LOCUSTED, NUCLEIDE and 75 more. 18 of the 416 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LUCIDEST, DOUCEST, ECLOSED, CISTED, COUDES, DULCES, UNICED, DULCE, CENTU, CLIT, ECO, LOC and 6 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of NUCLEOTIDES and one more.