Unscramble PINACOID and you have 114 words, PINACOID itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
P34I1N12A1C34O1I1D2
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PINACOID by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 4 with 6, 19 with 5, 34 with 4, 37 with 3 and 18 with 2.
CONIDIA is the only one of the 7-letter words in PINACOID; it scores 10 points.
Keep every letter of PINACOID but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PI · ending in ID · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ADIPIC (11 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PINACOID, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINACOID itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 114) | 99 | 114 | 88 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 15 of them: PINACOID, CAPI, DINIC, PACO, COND, CONIA, PAND, AIDOI, CID, DOP, INDIA, POA and 3 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: CNIDA, COPI, PIANI, APO, DINO, OPA, DAN, ODA, PO, DA and OI.
These 2 words take every letter of PINACOID plus a single extra one.