Unscramble PEDICULAR and you have 286 words, PEDICULAR itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
P34E1D2I1C34U12L12A1R1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PEDICULAR by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 19 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Of the 19 7-letter words in PEDICULAR, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. REPLICA and CALIPER are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from PEDICULAR, the top score is 11, reached by 9. PLACED, PRICED and PARCEL are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PEDICULAR tie at 10 points; none scores more. PRICE, PLACE and CEDAR will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PEDICULAR, 15 score 8 points, the group's best. CARE, CARD and PAID are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from PEDICULAR, the top score is 7, reached by 6. CAR, DUE and AID are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PEDICULAR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in AR · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLUPEID, PECULIAR and PERACID (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PEDICULAR, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEDICULAR itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 227 | 284 | 208 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLACIDER, EPACRID, PALUDIC, CAPRID, CLIPED, RADICULE, CAULDER, CRAPLE, CURPEL, DECURIA, PEDRAIL, PRELUDI and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PEDICULAR, PERCID, LIPREAD, LUCIDER, PACIER, CAPRI, DRUPEL, DULCE, PERC, CRED, PEDI, CRIA and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARPED and CRIP, 2 in all.