Unscramble TETRAPLOIDS and you have 430 words, TETRAPLOIDS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DEPILATORS, RATTLEPODS and TETRAPLOID lead with 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TETRAPLOIDS split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 23 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with TETRAPLOIDS letters, DEPILATORS, RATTLEPODS and TETRAPLOID tie for first at 13 points.
Among 23 9-letter words in TETRAPLOIDS, the top score is 12, reached by 7. ESTRADIOL is the familiar one.
60 8-letter words from TETRAPLOIDS; 52 of them share the top score of 11. PATRIOTS, DROPLETS and PARODIES are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble TETRAPLOIDS come to 60, each scoring 10 points. PERIODS, DEPOSIT and DESPAIR are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from TETRAPLOIDS score 9 points. POSTED, PERIOD and DEPART are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in TETRAPLOIDS scores 8. RAPID, PRIDE and ADOPT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with TETRAPLOIDS letters, the top score is 7, reached by 28. PAID, DROP and PAIR are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble TETRAPLOIDS tie at 6 points; none scores more. TOP, PRO and ADS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of TETRAPLOIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with TE · ending in DS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEPILATORS (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TETRAPLOIDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TETRAPLOIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 430) | 357 | 428 | 322 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
73 of the 430 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RATTLEPODS, DIOPTRATE, PAROTIDES, TETRAPOLIS, ASPORTED, DESPOTAT, DIPTERAS, DIPTEROS, DRAPIEST, EPISODAL, OPALISED, PEDRAILS and 61 more. 33 of the 430 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEPILATORS, DEPILATOR, EPILATORS, LIPREADS, PORTSIDE, PRELOADS, EPILATOR, LIPREAD, PARTIEST, PRELOAD, PRETOLD, DOPEST and 21 more. 2 of the 430 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARPED and LARP.