378 words come out when you unscramble POSITIONALLY, starting with POSITIONALLY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34O1S1I1T1I1O1N12A1L12L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POSITIONALLY split into 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 10 with 9, 33 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in POSITIONALLY, OPTIONALLY leads with 15 points, then POSITIONAL and POSTILLION on 12.
Among 33 8-letter words from POSITIONALLY, the top score is 13, reached by 10. POSITION, OPTIONAL and PLAYLIST are the familiar ones.
Of the 57 7-letter words you get when you unscramble POSITIONALLY, 13 score 12 points, the group's best. OPTIONS, INSTALL and LIAISON are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words made with POSITIONALLY letters; 14 of them share the top score of 11. OPTION, PILOTS and PAINTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble POSITIONALLY, the top score is 10, reached by 35. PLAYS, NASTY and SILLY are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 4-letter words from POSITIONALLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. ONLY, PLAY and TOYS will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in POSITIONALLY, the top score is 8, reached by 6. ANY, SAY and PAY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of POSITIONALLY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with PO · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
The meaning of POSITIONALLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POSITIONALLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSITIONALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 378) | 308 | 378 | 281 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: ISOPOLITY, POLYNIAS, PAYLIST, POLYNIA, SAINTLILY, YPSILON, PIANOLIST, POLONY, POYNTS, POYSON, YPLAST, PAILLONS and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: LOOPILY, PASTILY, POLYOLS, NOPALITOS, POLYOL, LOONILY, NOPALITO, SLANTLY, LAYINS, ONLAYS, TIYINS, LAYIN and 15 more.