Unscramble SELECTIONAL and you have 400 words, SELECTIONAL itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CLEANLIEST leads with 12 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SELECTIONAL split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 17 with 9, 47 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
CLEANLIEST scores highest among the 10-letter words in SELECTIONAL at 12 points, ahead of LINOLEATES on 10.
Among 17 9-letter words made with SELECTIONAL letters, the top score is 11, reached by 13. SELECTION, ELECTIONS and CELESTIAL are the familiar ones.
39 of 47 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SELECTIONAL tie at 10 points; none scores more. ELECTION, SOCIETAL and STALLION will look familiar.
All 60 of the 7-letter words from SELECTIONAL score 9 points. CLIENTS, ACTIONS and ELASTIC are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words made with SELECTIONAL letters come to 60, each scoring 8 points. ACTION, CASINO and CLIENT are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SELECTIONAL score 7 points. CLOSE, COAST and CLEAN are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words from SELECTIONAL come to 60, each scoring 6 points. CASE, CALL and COST are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in SELECTIONAL; 25 of them share the top score of 5. ALL, CAN and ITS are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SELECTIONAL for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with SE · ending in AL · all 11-letter words
The meaning of SELECTIONAL, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SELECTIONAL is playable in Scrabble US. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECTIONAL itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 400) | 324 | 398 | 296 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COTELINES, LENTICLES, ALOETICS, COTELINE, ICESTONE, LATENCES, LENTICLE, LIONCELS, TELECONS, ALECOST, ALLICES, ANOETIC and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ALTCOINS, CANISTEL, ALNICOS, ALTCOIN, CALLEES, CELLIES, COLTANS, LINEOLATE, CALLEE, CELLIE, CENTAI, CENTAS and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: SELECTIONAL. Not in Scrabble UK: ALNICOES.