147 words come out when you unscramble ACTUATES, starting with ACTUATES itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 9, among them ACTUATE, ACUATES and ACUTEST. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ACTUATES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 11 with 6, 28 with 5, 52 with 4, 39 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Among 28 5-letter words from ACTUATES, the top score is 7, reached by 17. STATE, CAUSE and TASTE are the familiar ones.
21 of 52 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ACTUATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. CASE, TEST and EAST will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of ACTUATES, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with AC · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
ACTUATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ACTUATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTUATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 147) | 121 | 147 | 112 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACUATES, ACATES, CAUSAE, SCEATT, CAUSA, SCEAT, AESC, CAAS, CEAS, STATUA, ATUAS, CAA and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TECS, TEC, TASE, UTES, ATS, EST, TES, UTE and TE, 9 in all.