Unscramble VIDEOTAPE to get 207 words. VIDEOTAPE itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ADOPTIVE, 14 points. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
V45I1D2E1O1T1A1P34E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from VIDEOTAPE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 13 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in VIDEOTAPE: ADOPTIVE, 14 points.
Among 40 5-letter words from VIDEOTAPE, the top score is 11, reached by 4. VIDEO, AVOID and ADOPT are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from VIDEOTAPE; 4 of them share the top score of 9. DATE, EDIT and PAID are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in VIDEOTAPE, PAV leads with 8 points, then DEV and DIV on 7. TOP, AID and DIE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of VIDEOTAPE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VI · ending in PE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ADOPTIVE (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VIDEOTAPE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIDEOTAPE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 207) | 169 | 207 | 156 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
38 of the 207 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OVATED, VOIDEE, DEVOT, DOVIE, PIOTED, VOIP, APODE, APTED, DEEV, DEVO, DIVO, PAEDO and 26 more. 13 of the 207 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VAPED, VAPE, DEVI, PEDI, VID, DEP, APO, OPA, ODA, PO, DA, OI and 1 more.
These 2 words take every letter of VIDEOTAPE plus a single extra one.