Unscramble PROLEPTIC to get 249 words. PROLEPTIC itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CLIPPER, CRIPPLE and CROPPIE, 13 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34R1O1L12E1P34T1I1C34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PROLEPTIC by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 15 with 7, 38 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
4 of 38 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PROLEPTIC tie at 12 points; none scores more. POLICE, EROTIC and COPPER will look familiar.
Of the 55 5-letter words from PROLEPTIC, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. PRICE, TOPIC and PILOT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with PROLEPTIC letters; 19 of them share the top score of 8. CORE, CLIP and PLOT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PROLEPTIC, the top score is 7, reached by 7. TOP, LET and LOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROLEPTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PR · ending in IC · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CLIPPER, CRIPPLE and CROPPIE (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PROLEPTIC works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROLEPTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 211 | 248 | 186 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 38 of them: COPPLE, PTEROIC, TOPPIER, TRIPPLE, PICOTE, CLIPE, CORTILE, EPOPT, POEP, RIPP, TERCIO, CLOTE and 26 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: PRECIP, POLICER, TOECLIP, LOPPET, TRICEP, PREOP, COPI, PERC, PERP, LOCIE, RECIT, TELCO and 12 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP.