Unscramble OPTIMISTICAL to get 359 words. OPTIMISTICAL itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, APOLITICISM leads with 17 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from OPTIMISTICAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 27 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
APOLITICISM is the only one of the 11-letter words made with OPTIMISTICAL letters; it scores 17 points.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in OPTIMISTICAL: OPTIMISTIC, for 16 points.
Among 27 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMISTICAL, the top score is 14, reached by 5. POLITICS, IMPLICIT and OPTIMIST are the familiar ones.
8 of 57 7-letter words in OPTIMISTICAL tie at 13 points; none scores more. PLASTIC, OPTICAL and IMPACTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with OPTIMISTICAL letters, 8 score 12 points, the group's best. TOPICS, ALMOST and IMPACT are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMISTICAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. CLAIM, CLIPS and CAMPS will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from OPTIMISTICAL are led by CAMP and COMP, 10 points each. PICS, MAPS and PALM are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 3-letter words in OPTIMISTICAL tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAP, ACT and CAT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of OPTIMISTICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with OP · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OPTIMISTIC (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OPTIMISTICAL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMISTICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 359) | 299 | 359 | 270 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 60 of them: OPTIMISTICAL, COMPITAL, PALMITIC, COMPAST, APOSITIC, MASTICOT, POSTICAL, APTOTIC, COMITAL, COPITAS, ISMATIC, ITACISM and 48 more. Words With Friends* skips 29 of them: APOLITICISM, COMITIAS, COMPAS, SPILITIC, TOPICALS, CAPOTS, COMSAT, PLICAS, SATCOM, CAMIS, CAMOS, CAPOT and 17 more.