406 words come out when you unscramble TETRAPOLITAN, starting with TETRAPOLITAN itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. INTRAPLATE is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from TETRAPOLITAN by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 16 with 9, 52 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in TETRAPOLITAN, INTRAPLATE leads with 12 points, then ALTERATION on 10.
10 of 16 9-letter words made with TETRAPOLITAN letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. POTENTIAL, RATIONALE and PERINATAL will look familiar.
Of the 52 8-letter words from TETRAPOLITAN, 31 score 10 points, the group's best. RELATION, ORIENTAL and RATIONAL are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble TETRAPOLITAN scores 9. PROTEIN, PATIENT and PATTERN are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 6-letter words made with TETRAPOLITAN letters score 8 points. PARENT, PATENT and PATROL are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TETRAPOLITAN scores 7. PANEL, PAINT and PEARL are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words from TETRAPOLITAN score 6 points. PART, OPEN and PAIN are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in TETRAPOLITAN; 40 of them share the top score of 5. ARE, TOP and ART are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of TETRAPOLITAN for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with TE · ending in AN · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with ANTIPOLAR and PERINATAL (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts TETRAPOLITAN, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TETRAPOLITAN itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 406) | 321 | 405 | 292 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 85 of them: TETRAPOLITAN, PORTATILE, PRELATION, RANTIPOLE, REPTATION, ROTAPLANE, TRITANOPE, ANTPITTA, TETRAPLA, TOPLINER, TRIPTOTE, ATROPIA and 73 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: ANTIPOLAR, PELTATION, EPILATOR, PALEOART, PANTALET, PATRIATE, PIANOLA, TENTORIAL, APORIA, LEPTIN, PERNIO, TENTORIA and 16 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: LARP.