Unscramble ADAPTATION and you have 195 words, ADAPTATION itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. ADAPTION is the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from ADAPTATION by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 15 with 6, 37 with 5, 56 with 4, 57 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in ADAPTATION: ADAPTION, for 11 points.
6 of 37 5-letter words from ADAPTATION tie at 8 points; none scores more. POINT, PAINT and PIANO will look familiar.
Among 56 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ADAPTATION, the top score is 7, reached by 7. DATA, ANTI and PAID are the familiar ones.
5 of 57 3-letter words from ADAPTATION tie at 6 points; none scores more. NOT, TOP and AID will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ADAPTATION for another and you can spell this word:
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ADAPTATION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ADAPTATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPTATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 158 | 195 | 142 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOPATTA, APAID, OPTANT, AIDANT, ATTAP, DOTANT, PAND, POTIN, ANATTA, DAINT, DIOTA, DOP and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TINPOT, PITOT, PITTA, ATONIA, NAPA, PAAN, APO, DINO, NATTO, OPA, DAN, ODA and 4 more, 16 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of ADAPTATION spell the words below.