Unscramble PROTECTORIAL to get 400 words. PROTECTORIAL itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34R1O1T1E1C34T1O1R1I1A1L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PROTECTORIAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 5 with 10, 18 with 9, 46 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
The 11-letter words in PROTECTORIAL come to 2, each scoring 15 points.
All 5 of the 10-letter words made with PROTECTORIAL letters score 14 points.
18 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTORIAL; 10 of them share the top score of 13. CORPORATE and PROTECTOR are everyday picks.
Of the 46 8-letter words from PROTECTORIAL, 16 score 12 points, the group's best. OPERATOR, TROPICAL and PORTRAIT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words in PROTECTORIAL, the top score is 11, reached by 40. ARTICLE, AIRPORT and PROTECT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with PROTECTORIAL letters, 34 score 10 points, the group's best. POLICE, CARPET and CATTLE are the ones most people know.
29 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PROTECTORIAL tie at 9 points; none scores more. PRICE, PLACE and TOPIC will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from PROTECTORIAL; 22 of them share the top score of 8. CARE, CART and COOL are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in PROTECTORIAL, the top score is 7, reached by 6. CAR, ACT and PRO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PROTECTORIAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in AL · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; PERCOLATOR and REPLICATOR (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PROTECTORIAL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECTORIAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 400) | 327 | 398 | 294 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PROTECTORIAL, AEROTROPIC, LAEOTROPIC, COPATRIOT, CORPORALE, CROREPATI, APORETIC, ATTERCOP, RECAPTOR, ACTORLIER, APTOTIC, CLIPART and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REPLICATOR, ECOTOPIA, POLICER, PRETORIAL, ROOTCAP, TECTORIAL, TOECLIP, CORRETTO, EPILATOR, PACIER, PATOOTIE, TRIACTOR and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: COOLIE. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.