Unscramble RECRUITALS and you have 361 words, RECRUITALS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 12 points: CURTAILERS. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 11 points, RETICULAR, CURTAILER and RECRUITAL among them. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from RECRUITALS split into 2 with 10 letters, 6 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
RECRUITALS and 1 anagram, CURTAILERS, make up the 10-letter words in RECRUITALS; each scores 12 points.
Of the 29 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RECRUITALS, 21 score 10 points, the group's best. ARTICLES, TRAILERS and RECRUITS are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words from RECRUITALS come to 60, each scoring 9 points. ARTICLE, CLUSTER and CARRIES are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words in RECRUITALS scores 8. CRUISE, CASTLE and CLAUSE are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 5-letter words made with RECRUITALS letters score 7 points. CLEAR, CAUSE and ACRES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RECRUITALS scores 6. CASE, CARE and CART are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from RECRUITALS, 23 score 5 points, the group's best. ARE, ITS and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of RECRUITALS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CURTAILERS (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
RECRUITALS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECRUITALS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 361) | 281 | 361 | 259 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
80 of the 361 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RECRUITALS, RECRUITAL, ALTRICES, CLARTIER, CURARISE, RAUCLEST, SELICTAR, TRACEURS, ACTURES, ASTELIC, CAUTELS, CAUTERS and 68 more. 22 of the 361 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SALURETIC, STERCULIA, ATRESIC, LUCITES, CAURIS, CUEIST, CAURI, CERTS, CLITS, CRIAS, CRITS, CALS and 10 more.
This word takes every letter of RECRUITALS plus a single extra one.