232 words come out when you unscramble POPSICLES, starting with POPSICLES itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POPSICLES split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with POPSICLES letters: POPSICLE, for 14 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POPSICLES, COPPLE leads with 12 points, then CLIPES and COPIES on 10. POLICE, CLOSES and SLOPES are the familiar ones.
18 of 60 5-letter words from POPSICLES tie at 9 points; none scores more. CLOSE, CLIPS and SPECS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in POPSICLES, 20 score 8 points, the group's best. PICS, CLIP and PIPE are the ones most people know.
Among 50 3-letter words made with POPSICLES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 7. OIL, POP and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of POPSICLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
POPSICLES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
POPSICLES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POPSICLES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 194 | 232 | 172 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
38 of the 232 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COPPIES, COPPLES, COPPLE, LOPPIES, SIPPLES, CLIPES, PEPSIS, SIPPLE, CLIPE, PEPSI, POEPS, POLISES and 26 more. 22 of the 232 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POPSICLES, POPSICLE, PIPLESS, LOESSIC, COPI, LOCIES, POLIES, LIPOS, LOCIE, LOCIS, SOCES, ECOS and 10 more.