Unscramble PRELEXICAL and you have 254 words, PRELEXICAL itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXCIPLE leads with 18 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34R1E1L12E1X8I1C34A1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PRELEXICAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 43 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PRELEXICAL, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. RECIPE, RECALL and PARCEL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from PRELEXICAL is CAPEX, 16 points; CALIX and CAREX on 14 follow. PRICE, PLACE and CLEAR are everyday picks.
5 of 60 4-letter words in PRELEXICAL tie at 13 points; none scores more. CARE, CALL and CELL will look familiar.
PAX and PIX share the top score of 12 among the 3-letter words made with PRELEXICAL letters. ARE, ALL and CAR are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PRELEXICAL for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with PR · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCIPLE (18 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PRELEXICAL is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRELEXICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 211 | 252 | 195 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
43 of the 254 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRELEXICAL, CAPEX, PREXIE, CRAPLE, PEARCE, PREACE, CAPLE, CLEEP, CLIPE, PARELLE, PERCE, PICRA and 31 more. 14 of the 254 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ALEXIC, EXILER, PLEX, PACIER, CAPRI, CALLEE, CELLIE, PERC, CRIA, LIPA, LIPE, PALI and 2 more. 2 of the 254 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP and LARP.