Unscramble VERMICIDAL and you have 298 words, VERMICIDAL itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 15 points, LARVICIDE, MEDIVAC and VERIDICAL among them. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from VERMICIDAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
VIRAEMIC is the only one of the 8-letter words in VERMICIDAL; it scores 15 points.
Among the 7-letter words from VERMICIDAL, MEDIVAC leads with 15 points, then VIREMIC on 14 and CAVILED on 13. MEDICAL, CLAIMED and DECIMAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VERMICIDAL, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. ADVICE, MAILED and VARIED are the ones most people know.
CAVED and VICED are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VERMICIDAL, 11 points each. DRIVE, VALID and CIVIL will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from VERMICIDAL; 4 of them share the top score of 9. CARD, LIVE and CAME are everyday picks.
VAC and VIM are the top 3-letter words in VERMICIDAL, 8 points each. CAR, MAR and AID will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VERMICIDAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with VE · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with LARVICIDE, MEDIVAC and VIRAEMIC (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
VERMICIDAL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMICIDAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 238 | 298 | 225 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VERMICIDAL, CALIVER, MALICED, MIRVED, VELARIC, VIDAME, CALMIER, CALVER, CAVIER, CIMELIA, CLAVIE, CRIMED and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MEDIVAC, VIRAEMIC, CAMELID, DEMIC, VAREC, CAMI, DEVI, MERC, CRED, MIC, VID, CAL and 1 more, 13 in all.