Hidden inside padilla is one standout: pallid, a six-letter play worth 9 points in Scrabble — the ceiling for this rack. In all, 41 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
pallid is the highest-scoring word from padilla, worth 9 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 41 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling padilla produces exactly one five-letter word: plaid. It is not one of the common answers — a genuine unscrambler find — and it banks 8 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in padilla produces 11 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with dial, laid, paid, and pill. For points, the strongest plays are padi and paid — each worth 7 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling padilla turns up 17 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with aid, all and dip. For points, the strongest plays are dap, dip, and pad — each worth 6 points in Scrabble.
There are 10 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in padilla. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ad and id. For points, the strongest plays are pa and pi — each worth 4 points in Scrabble.
3 eight-letter words can be made using all the letters in padilla plus one additional letter.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is pallid, worth 9 points in Scrabble, and no other word from padilla earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in padilla produce 41 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 2 six-letter words, 1 five-letter word, 11 four-letter words, 17 three-letter words and 10 two-letter words.