Unscramble TELECONTROLS and you have 371 words, TELECONTROLS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. TELECONTROL is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from TELECONTROLS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 9 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in TELECONTROLS: TELECONTROL, for 13 points.
Among 41 8-letter words from TELECONTROLS, the top score is 10, reached by 26. CONTROLS, ELECTRON and SELECTOR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble TELECONTROLS, 55 score 9 points, the group's best. CONTROL, CENTERS and CONTEST are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words in TELECONTROLS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. CENTER, CENTRE and COLORS are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words made with TELECONTROLS letters scores 7. COLOR, CLOSE and CELLS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TELECONTROLS, 46 score 6 points, the group's best. COST, CELL and ONCE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from TELECONTROLS, the top score is 5, reached by 17. NOT, ONE and LET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of TELECONTROLS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with TE · ending in LS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CONTESTER, CORNETTOS, ELECTRONS, RECONSOLE and TRECENTOS (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts TELECONTROLS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELECONTROLS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 291 | 371 | 264 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TELECONTROLS, TELECONTROL, RECOLLETS, CLOTTERS, CONTROLE, CROTTLES, RECOLLET, TELECONS, CELLOSE, CEROONS, CLOTTER, CONSTER and 68 more, 80 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORNETTOS, RECONSOLE, CORNETTO, CORNETTS, CORNETT, CRETONS, RETCONS, ECLOSE, NETROOTS, NOTELETS, RELLENOS, CERTS and 15 more, 27 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of TELECONTROLS spell the words below.