Unscramble SPECIALOG and you have 280 words, SPECIALOG itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPECIALOG by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 16 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
GELCAP tops the 6-letter words from SPECIALOG at 11 points; next come APICES and CAPLES on 10. SOCIAL, POLICE and PLACES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SPECIALOG, 30 score 9 points, the group's best. PAGES, PLACE and SPACE are the ones most people know.
22 of 60 4-letter words made with SPECIALOG letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. PAGE, CASE and PICS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SPECIALOG, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. AGE, AGO and ICE are the ones most people know.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PELAGICS (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SPECIALOG, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIALOG itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 280) | 219 | 280 | 195 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
61 of the 280 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPECIALOG, CALIGOES, ALGESIC, CALIGOS, CAPLES, CLIPES, PAIGLES, CALIGO, CALPS, CAPLE, CLIPE, COALISE and 49 more. 24 of the 280 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PELAGICS, GELCAPS, GELCAP, PLICAS, SCOPAE, SCOPA, CLEGS, COPI, LOCIES, PALEOS, POLIES, CALOS and 12 more.