Unscramble VIDEOTAPED and you have 241 words, VIDEOTAPED itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from VIDEOTAPED by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 25 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with VIDEOTAPED letters: VIDEOTAPE, for 15 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble VIDEOTAPED, PIVOTED leads with 13 points, then AVOIDED and DEVOTED on 12. ADOPTED and DEVIATE are the familiar ones.
PAVEED tops the 6-letter words from VIDEOTAPED at 12 points; next come DEAVED and DEVOID on 11. EDITED and DEVOTE will look familiar.
Of the 52 5-letter words made with VIDEOTAPED letters, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. VIDEO, AVOID and DATED are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VIDEOTAPED; 4 of them share the top score of 9. DATE, PAID and VOTE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from VIDEOTAPED, PAV leads with 8 points, then DEV and DIV on 7. TOP, ADD and DID are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of VIDEOTAPED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with VI · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ADOPTIVE (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VIDEOTAPED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIDEOTAPED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 192 | 241 | 178 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
49 of the 241 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOVED, OVATED, PODDIE, VADED, VOIDEE, DEODATE, DEVOT, DOVIE, PIOTED, VOIP, APODE, APTED and 37 more. 14 of the 241 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VIDEOED, VAPED, VAPE, DEVI, PEDI, VID, DEP, APO, OPA, ODA, PO, DA and 2 more.