Unscramble SEMIERECT and you have 254 words, SEMIERECT itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
S1E1M34I1E1R1E1C34T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SEMIERECT split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 21 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 14 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with SEMIERECT letters: EREMITES, 10 points.
9 of 54 6-letter words from SEMIERECT tie at 10 points; none scores more. SECRET, METERS and CRIMES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMIERECT, the top score is 9, reached by 10. ITEMS, CRIME and METER are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from SEMIERECT; 6 of them share the top score of 8. ITEM, TERM and MEET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of SEMIERECT for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CERMETS, EMETICS, MERCIES and METRICS (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SEMIERECT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMIERECT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 206 | 254 | 183 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRETISM, EREMIC, METICS, CREMS, CRIMS, METIC, TREMIES, CERTIE, CREM, CRIM, MESTER, MISERE and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MERCES, EMICS, MEISTER, MERCS, EMERSE, MERC, MICS, RECITS, CERTS, CRITS, ETICS, MIC and 11 more, 23 in all.
These 6 words take every letter of SEMIERECT plus a single extra one.