Unscramble SPIRILLAR and you have 142 words, SPIRILLAR itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are SLIPRAIL and SPIRILLA, 10 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SPIRILLAR split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 32 with 5, 56 with 4, 34 with 3 and 10 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with SPIRILLAR letters: PILLARS, 9 points.
Among 32 5-letter words from SPIRILLAR, the top score is 7, reached by 20. PILLS, PAIRS and RAILS are the familiar ones.
29 of 56 4-letter words in SPIRILLAR tie at 6 points; none scores more. PAIR, RAIL and SLIP will look familiar.
These 3 words have the length of SPIRILLAR, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SP · ending in AR · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SPIRILLA (10 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SPIRILLAR 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRILLAR itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 142) | 121 | 140 | 112 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 21 of them: SPIRILLAR, SLIPRAIL, PIRAIS, PRIALS, PIRAI, PIRLS, PRIAL, SPIAL, ARILLI, PAIS, PILA, PIRL and 9 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: LIPAS, PALIS, LIPA, PALI, LIAS, RAIS and RAI. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: LARPS and LARP.