Unscramble ALKYLATES and you have 225 words, ALKYLATES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ALKYLATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
ALKYLATE is the only one of the 8-letter words in ALKYLATES; it scores 15 points.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with ALKYLATES letters: STALELY, for 10 points.
4 of 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ALKYLATES tie at 13 points; none scores more. LATELY, LASTLY and ALLEYS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from ALKYLATES, 13 score 12 points, the group's best. LEAST, STYLE and TAKES are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in ALKYLATES; 16 of them share the top score of 11. TAKE, EASY and TALK are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with ALKYLATES letters, the top score is 10, reached by 5. ALL, YES and SAY are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of ALKYLATES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AL · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What ALKYLATES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ALKYLATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALKYLATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 170 | 225 | 157 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
55 of the 225 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SKELLY, KAYLE, KELTY, KYLES, SKYTE, YLKES, ESKY, KYLE, TAKY, YESK, YLKE, ASLAKE and 43 more. 13 of the 225 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KYES, KYE, KELTS, KETAS, SKELL, TAKAS, KELT, KETA, YAS, SALAT, ATS, EST and 1 more.