Unscramble PARENTHETICAL and you have 474 words, PARENTHETICAL itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PARENTHETIC and PHRENETICAL, 18 points each. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PARENTHETICAL split into 1 with 13 letters, 6 with 11, 18 with 10, 57 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 12 letters.
PARENTHETIC and PHRENETICAL are the top 11-letter words made with PARENTHETICAL letters, 18 points each.
18 10-letter words in PARENTHETICAL; 7 of them share the top score of 17. THEATRICAL is an everyday pick.
Among 57 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PARENTHETICAL, the top score is 16, reached by 14. ALTERNATE, INTERCEPT and REPLICATE are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 8-letter words from PARENTHETICAL tie at 15 points; none scores more. ATHLETIC, ELEPHANT and PATHETIC will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from PARENTHETICAL, the top score is 14, reached by 24. CHAPTER, ETHICAL and CHEAPER are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words in PARENTHETICAL; 19 of them share the top score of 13. ETHNIC, ATTACH and CHAPEL are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with PARENTHETICAL letters, the top score is 12, reached by 14. CHINA, CHEAP and CHAIR are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PARENTHETICAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. HELP, EACH and TECH will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from PARENTHETICAL; 14 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, CAR and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PARENTHETICAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PA · ending in AL · all 13-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by APHAERETIC, PATHETICAL and TELEPATHIC (17 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PARENTHETICAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARENTHETICAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 474) | 366 | 473 | 330 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
108 of the 474 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHRENETICAL, CHAINPLATE, CEPHALATE, EPARCHATE, HEPATICAL, TELPHERIC, THRENETICAL, CHAPTREL, EPITHECA, ETHERCAP, INCHTAPE, PHACELIA and 96 more. 35 of the 474 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: APHERETIC, CHAPTERAL, EPARCHIAL, CHIPLET, RANCHETTE, TEPACHE, CANTHARI, CHARETTE, CHATLINE, EPICENTRA, PARACLETE, PERCENTAL and 23 more. 1 of the 474 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.