ARTICLES

8 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What ARTICLES Means

ARTICLES is a form of ARTICLE, which means:

noun: nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
noun: one of a class of artifacts“an article of clothing”
verb: bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ARTICLES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 R1 T1 I1 C3 L1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of ARTICLES (4)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

ALTRICES RECITALS SELICTAR STERICAL

Words Made From The Letters In ARTICLES

562 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (28)

ARTICLE ASTELIC ATRESIC CARTELS CITRALS CLARETS CLARIES CRESTAL CRISTAE ECLAIRS ELASTIC LACIEST LATICES RACIEST REALIST RECITAL RELICTS RETAILS SALICET SALTIER SALTIRE SCALIER SCARLET SLATIER STEARIC TAILERS TALCIER TARCELS

6 letter words (82)

5 letter words (178)

ACERS ACRES AESIR AIRTS AISLE ALECS ALERT ALIST ALTER AREIC ARETS ARIEL ARILS ARISE ARLES ARTEL ARTIC ARTIS ASTER ASTIR CARES CARET CARLE CARLS CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CEILS CELTS CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CIELS CIRES CIRLS CITAL CITER CITES CLAES CLART CLAST CLATS CLEAR CLEAT CLIES CRATE CREST CRIAS CRIES CRISE CRITS EARLS EARST ECLAT ERICA ERICS ESCAR ICERS ICTAL ILEAC IRATE ISLET ISTLE LACER LACES LACET LAERS LAICS LAIRS LARES LARIS LASER LATER LEARS LEAST LEATS LEIRS LIARS LIART LIERS LIRAS LITAS LITER LITES LITRE RACES RAILE RAILS RAISE RAITS RALES RATEL RATES REACT REALS REAST RECAL RECIT RECTA RECTI REIST RELIC RELIT RESAT RESIT RETIA RIALS RICES RIELS RILES RITES SAICE SALET SALIC SCAIL SCALE SCARE SCART SCEAT SCRAE SCRAT SERAC SERAI SERAL SERIC SETAL SILER SITAR SLART SLATE SLICE SLIER STAIR STALE STARE STEAL STEAR STEIL STELA STILE STIRE STRAE STRIA TACES TAELS TAILS TALCS TALER TALES TARES TARSI TASER TEALS TEARS TEILS TELIA TELIC TERAI TERAS TESLA TIARS TICAL TICES TIERS TILER TILES TIRES TIRLS TRACE TRAIL TRIAC TRIAL TRICE TRIES

4 letter words (172)

3 letter words (81)

ACE ACT AIL AIR AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAR CAT CEL CIS CIT EAR EAS EAT ELS ELT ERA ERS EST ETA ICE IRE ITA ITS LAC LAR LAS LAT LEA LEI LES LET LIE LIS LIT RAI RAS RAT REC REI RES RET RIA RIT SAC SAE SAI SAL SAR SAT SEA SEC SEI SEL SER SET SIC SIR SIT SRI TAE TAI TAR TAS TEA TEC TEL TES TIC TIE TIL TIS

2 letter words (21)

AE AI AL AR AS AT EA EL ER ES ET IS IT LA LI RE SI ST TA TE TI

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