Unscramble ADAPTATIVE to get 156 words. ADAPTATIVE itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ADAPTATIVE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 10 with 6, 24 with 5, 49 with 4, 50 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in ADAPTATIVE: ADAPTIVE, for 14 points.
4 of 24 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ADAPTATIVE tie at 11 points; none scores more. ADAPT, PAVED and ADEPT will look familiar.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ADAPTATIVE are led by PAVE and VAPE, 9 points each. DATE, DATA and EDIT are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words from ADAPTATIVE is PAV, 8 points; DEV and DIV on 7 follow. AID, DIE and PET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ADAPTATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AD · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ADAPTIVE (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ADAPTATIVE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPTATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 156) | 121 | 156 | 111 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 35 of them: ADAPTATIVE, APAID, APTED, PAV, TAPETI, VADE, ATTAP, DIV, IDEATA, PATTE, TAPET, TAVA and 23 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: VAPED, VAPE, DEVI, PEDI, PITTA, VID, ATTED, DEP, DA and TE.