Unscramble TALIPES and you have 230 words, TALIPES itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. TALIPES has 3 anagrams here, APLITES, PALIEST and PLATIES, scoring 9 like TALIPES itself. The best shorter words score 8: 23 of them, PLATES, PASTEL and STAPLE included. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. TALIPES as a single 7-tile play makes 59 in Scrabble, 9 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TALIPES split into 4 with 7 letters, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among 25 6-letter words made with TALIPES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 23. PLATES, PASTEL and STAPLE are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TALIPES scores 7. PLATE, SPLIT and TAPES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from TALIPES, the top score is 6, reached by 57. PAST, TIPS and STEP are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 3-letter words in TALIPES tie at 5 points; none scores more. ITS, SET and LET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of TALIPES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with TA · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
What TALIPES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. TALIPES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TALIPES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 195 | 230 | 186 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
35 of the 230 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAIPSE, PELTAS, PILEAS, PLASTE, LIPES, PELAS, PELTA, PIETS, PILAE, PLAST, SPALT, SPEAL and 23 more. 9 of the 230 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LIPAS, PALIS, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, PST, ATS, EST and TE.
These 12 words take every letter of TALIPES plus a single extra one.