318 words come out when you unscramble RECAPTORS, starting with RECAPTORS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 12 points, CARPORTS, PORRECTS and POSTRACE among them. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RECAPTORS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 47 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among 47 7-letter words made with RECAPTORS letters, the top score is 11, reached by 16. REPORTS, CREATOR and SPECTRA are the familiar ones.
26 of 60 6-letter words from RECAPTORS tie at 10 points; none scores more. ASPECT, CARPET and ACTORS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RECAPTORS, 30 score 9 points, the group's best. SPACE, COAST and SCOPE are the ones most people know.
17 of 60 4-letter words made with RECAPTORS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CASE, CARE and COST will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RECAPTORS, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. ARE, TOP and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of RECAPTORS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in RS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CARPORTS and POSTRACE (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts RECAPTORS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECAPTORS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 277 | 318 | 247 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RECAPTORS, PORRECTS, RECAPTOR, SCOPATE, SCORPER, ACROTERS, SCRORP, ACROTER, CORREAS, CREPS, PACOS, PARORES and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAPOTS, SCOPAE, ARROCES, CAPOT, PARTERS, PERCS, RECOATS, SCOPA, SPECT, OCREAS, PERC, ACROS and 18 more, 30 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of RECAPTORS plus a single extra one.