240 words come out when you unscramble TENTACLED, starting with TENTACLED itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DANCETTE and LANCETED, 11 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from TENTACLED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 14 with 7, 43 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 43 6-letter words from TENTACLED, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. DENTAL, ATTEND and TALENT are the ones most people know.
47 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TENTACLED; 10 of them share the top score of 8. DANCE, CLEAN and DELTA are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with TENTACLED letters, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. DATE, NEED and LAND are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble TENTACLED is CAD, 6 points; ACE and ACT on 5 follow. CAN, END and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of TENTACLED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with TE · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with LANCETED (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
TENTACLED works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENTACLED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 188 | 240 | 178 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DANCETTE, CANTLED, CLATTED, ELANCED, CANTLET, DECTET, LATENCE, CADEE, EDENTAL, ELANCE, LADETTE, ANCLE and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DECAN, ATTED, TELNET, CAL, DELT, LEDE, TEC, DAN, DA and TE, 10 in all.