Unscramble RECEPTACLES and you have 355 words, RECEPTACLES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from RECEPTACLES split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 10 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
RECEPTACLE is the only one of the 10-letter words in RECEPTACLES; it scores 16 points.
ACCEPTEE, ACCEPTER and REACCEPT are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RECEPTACLES, 14 points each. SPECTRAL and REPLACES will look familiar.
The best of the 7-letter words from RECEPTACLES is ACCEPTS, 13 points; ACCRETE and CAPELET on 11 follow. RESPECT, REPLACE and CREATES are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words in RECEPTACLES, ACCEPT leads with 12 points, then ARCSEC and ASPECT on 10. CREATE, PLACES and CASTLE are the familiar ones.
36 of 60 5-letter words made with RECEPTACLES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. PLACE, SPACE and PEACE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RECEPTACLES, the top score is 8, reached by 16. CASE, CARE and CART are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from RECEPTACLES tie at 7 points; none scores more. ARE, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RECEPTACLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with RE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ACCEPTEES, ACCEPTERS and REACCEPTS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. RECEPTACLES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECEPTACLES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 355) | 306 | 354 | 285 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLECTRES, CRAPLES, PEARCES, PERCASE, PLECTRE, PREACES, SCELERATE, ARCSEC, CAPLES, CLEEPS, CRAPLE, PEARCE and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CALCRETES, RECALESCE, CALCRETE, CAPRESE, CERCAL, REPLETES, RESELECT, EPATERS, PERCS, SPECT, PERC, CERTS and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.