Unscramble RECALCITRATION and you have 488 words, RECALCITRATION itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, INTERCORTICAL leads with 17 points. It has 14 letters, 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RECALCITRATION by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 1 with 12, 5 with 11, 30 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
INTERCORTICAL is the only one of the 13-letter words made with RECALCITRATION letters; it scores 17 points.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in RECALCITRATION: RECALCITRANT, for 16 points.
CONTRACTILE tops the 11-letter words from RECALCITRATION at 15 points; next come ALTERCATION and INTERRACIAL on 13. RETALIATION will look familiar.
30 10-letter words you get when you unscramble RECALCITRATION; 6 of them share the top score of 14. ALTERATION, IRRATIONAL and ALTERNATOR are everyday picks.
Of the 60 9-letter words in RECALCITRATION, 28 score 13 points, the group's best. INCORRECT, CRITERION and INTRICATE are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words made with RECALCITRATION letters; 37 of them share the top score of 12. CONTRACT, CRITICAL and CITATION are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RECALCITRATION, 45 score 11 points, the group's best. CONTACT, ARTICLE and CORRECT are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from RECALCITRATION; 42 of them share the top score of 10. ACTION, CANCER and CIRCLE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words in RECALCITRATION, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. CLEAR, CLEAN and ACTOR are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with RECALCITRATION letters; 6 of them share the top score of 8. CARE, CART and CORE are everyday picks.
25 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RECALCITRATION tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of RECALCITRATION for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 14-letter words: starting with RE · ending in ON · all 14-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CANTATRICE and CANTATRICI (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts RECALCITRATION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECALCITRATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 488) | 390 | 488 | 348 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
98 of the 488 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RECALCITRATION, AEROTACTIC, RECTRICIAL, TECTRICIAL, CALCARINE, RICERCATA, TOCCATINA, ACIERATION, ACROTERIAL, CICLATON, CIRCITER, CONCETTI and 86 more. 42 of the 488 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ACRITICAL, ACRONICAL, ANALECTIC, CARACOLER, CENTRICAL, CERCARIAN, COARCTATE, COECILIAN, CORTICATE, ICTERICAL, LOCTICIAN, TRICROTIC and 30 more.
With one more tile, the letters of RECALCITRATION spell the words below.