256 words come out when you unscramble ADMIRATIVE, starting with ADMIRATIVE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MARAVEDI leads with 14 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ADMIRATIVE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 15 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in ADMIRATIVE: RADIATIVE, 13 points.
MIRVED and VIDAME share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from ADMIRATIVE. TRIVIA, VARIED and ADVERT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from ADMIRATIVE is MAVIE, 10 points; DAVIT and DIVER on 9 follow. MEDIA, DRIVE and DREAM are everyday picks.
MIRV tops the 4-letter words in ADMIRATIVE at 9 points; next come AVID and DERV on 8. ITEM, MADE and MEAT will look familiar.
VIM scores highest among the 3-letter words made with ADMIRATIVE letters at 8 points, ahead of DEV and DIV on 7. ARE, ART and AIR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ADMIRATIVE 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 MARAVEDI (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts ADMIRATIVE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIRATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 206 | 256 | 193 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ADMIRATIVE, MIRVED, VIDAME, AVIDER, VERDIT, AMATED, MIRV, TAIVER, VIRED, DERV, DIVI, MAAED and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIRAEMIA, TARDIVE, AMIRITE, DEVI, DIRAM, MATIER, MIRID, AMRIT, ARAME, VID, MARA, DA and 1 more, 13 in all.