Unscramble ALLIGATED and you have 217 words, ALLIGATED itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DIALLAGE, GLADIATE and TALLAGED, 10 points each. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ALLIGATED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 8 with 7, 22 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
4 of 22 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ALLIGATED tie at 8 points; none scores more. DETAIL, ALLIED and TAILED will look familiar.
Of the 40 5-letter words from ALLIGATED, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. LEGAL, DELTA and IDEAL are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in ALLIGATED; 13 of them share the top score of 6. DATE, DATA and EDIT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with ALLIGATED letters, the top score is 5, reached by 6. ALL, GET and LET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of ALLIGATED for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AL · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DIALLAGE, GLADIATE and TALLAGED (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts ALLIGATED, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIGATED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 170 | 217 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: ALLIGATED, ALLIGATE, TAIGLED, ALGATE, GILLET, IDEATA, LALDIE, TAIGLE, AGILA, ALDEA, DALLE, DATAL and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: GALED, AGITA, DELT, GITE, DA, GI and TE.